Spiders are some of the most diverse creatures on Earth. While they can be frightening, most of them are harmless and ...

If you are bitten by a large, black spider in Australia, the medical advice is to treat is as an emergency. However, not all ...

While filming a documentary in Northern Ireland, a team of scientists discovered a new fungus that appears to manipulate ...

A new fungal species found in Northern Ireland targets orb-weaving spiders, altering their behavior and creating a “zombie” effect.

Most exposures to black widow spider venom are accidental, but in a rare medical case, the exposure was intentional.

Scientists identified a new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, infecting cave spiders in Ireland. The fungus manipulates ...

These normally reclusive spiders left their lairs or webs and migrated to die in exposed situations, essentially, mirroring the behavior of ants infected by fungi of the genus Ophiocordyceps ...

In this week’s Science for All newsletter, Priyali Prakash writes about a newly discovered type of fungus that turns spiders ...

A newly discovered species of fungus takes control of cave-dwelling spiders in Ireland and Northern Ireland, similar to the ...

It does this using dopamine, the brain's happy chemical, to make the spider favour the dispersal of the fungal spores over preserving its own life. Scientists say the behaviour of the fungus mirrors ...

Thanks to science, the deadliest spider in the world revealed a long-held secret that could have implications for those who ...