An international collaboration featuring the University of Vienna and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) has led to ...

A groundbreaking study uncovers the critical role of an ancient gene in forming the unique waist that characterizes spider anatomy. Led by Emily Setton from the University of Wisconsin-Madison ...

In Spiders Alive, visitors will experience spiders’ anatomy, diversity, venom, silk, and behavior, including little-known defensive mechanisms such as mimicry and noise-making, according to a ...

Whether they are sneaking around dusty attics, swimming underwater or roaming the Earth from Amazon jungles and the snows of Mount Everest, spiders play an important role in the web of life.

A groundbreaking study shakes up tarantula classifications, redefining existing species and adding 14 new ones, including a spider named for Johnny Cash.

In this extract from "The Lives of Spiders: A Natural History of the World's Spiders," author Ximena Nelson examines three ...

AMNH's latest family-friendly blockbuster, "Spiders Alive!," opens to the public on Saturday, July 28, and features more than 20 live spider species and educational interactive displays.

Scientists integrated tarantula DNA into the study alongside anatomy, geography and behavior gleaned from spiders that were gathered by the researchers, contributed by "citizen-scientists" and ...

This tarantula, thought to be a whistling spider, typically lives in a silk-lined burrow under the ground, Prendini said. But it has rained so much in north Queensland recently — more than 15 ...

In early autumn, the house spiders come out to play. I’m no arachnophobe, but thinking about spider anatomy for too long does make me wince. I find them fascinating in a slightly icky way, ...

Sea spiders (Pycnogonida) are marine arthropods with highly unusual anatomy: their trunk is very narrow and short, many of their internal organ systems extend into their long legs, and their ...