A closeup shot of a Joro spider with pink back in a Japanese forest park ... This self-destruct tactic kills the ant but can seriously harm or kill the attacker, protecting the colony. The Bombardier ...

'In good times, they largely stick with their partners, although there’s often a bit of hanky-panky happening on the side.' By Laura Baisas Posted on Jan 17, 2025 Relationships can be fickle.

Spiders, their venom and their silk pose many unsolved questions for science. A new study provides clues to better understand these eight-legged creatures. Bioscientists at Trier University have ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Columbia Police Department (CPD) is investigating yet another shooting at the Colony Apartments, the second one in just two days. Investigators said they’ve arrested ...

A rare colony of red squirrels has been discovered on a tree plantation in the Yorkshire Dales. The endangered species was identified by Julie Bailey from the UK Squirrel Accord (UKSA), a ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...

A recent study investigated the identity of a fungus found on a spider during filming of the BBC Winterwatch series in Northern Ireland. Dr Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger.

A fungus named in honor of Sir David Attenborough is warping the bodies and even minds of spiders in Ireland. Researchers found that many Metellina merianae spiders across Ireland have become ...

The plume from Roanoke Island “put us in good hope that some of the colony were there expecting my return out of England,” he wrote later. Three years had passed since the governor had set out ...