Spiders
Fungus named after David Attenborough turns spiders into mind-controlled 'zombies'
After manipulating spiders to leave their lairs, the fungus kills and mummifies them to release spores.
Rare mating ritual created a ‘Rain of Spiders’ in Brazil
Here's what Australia was missing: 'Big Boy' is a palm-sized super-venomous spider
Scientist names 16 new spiders, including 'Rainbow Spider,' after pop idol Jay Chou
Chlamydia-related bacteria had infected brown widow spiders around the world - BGU study
The study concluded that "spiders from Israel were more likely to carry Rhabdochlamydia than those from the US and South Africa."
Electric blue species of Tarantula found among Thailand's mangrove trees
The blue coloration on the spider's back and legs is exceptionally unique, the color blue otherwise being almost unseen in nature.
Camel spiders' hidden evolutionary tree uncovered by Israeli researchers
They aren’t spiders and don’t bug dromedaries, but a scorpion that existed before the disappearance of dinosaurs.
Venomous 'banana spider' scare temporarily closes Austrian supermarket
The REWE-Group also stated that they had brought in a specialist to identify the spider and that the shop would remain closed until the spider had been identified.
This wasp can paralyze its victims for 8 months - TikTok biologist
Biologist Andrew Legan collected a tarantula that had been paralyzed by a hawk wasp to study the effects of the wasp’s venom on the arachnid.
Less parasitism and predation: Why brown widow spiders thrive in the city
The research team compared egg sac parasitism in the urban invasive brown widow spider to the desert white widow spider, the latter of which is native to Israel.
Black widow spiders declining because brown widows hunt them down - study
The study sheds light on a web of confusion regarding the decline of one of the most infamous types of spiders – and what could be causing it.
Look it up on the web: Seven new spider species found in Israel - study
The findings of this study contribute to understanding Israel’s evolutionary, biogeographic and climatic processes
Israeli studies try to understand how invasive brown-widow spiders spread
While the bite of the brown widow spiders is slightly less toxic than that of the black widow, it is still deadly.
Scientists find spider-killing worm and name it after Jeff Daniels - study
Jeff Daniels has had a long and storied career, but no other actor has given his name to a new species of parasitic tarantula-killing nematodes.
Replacing anxiety with certainty: expecting spiders reduces phobia - study
"It is possible that if we can increase the feeling of certainty, the sense of anxiety among the public could be moderated."
