These spiders launch targeted web attacks using sound
Researchers have finally figured out how slingshot spiders (Theridiosoma gemmosum) are so accurate when they fire their webs at prey. Everything from the timing to …
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Scientists discovered a super-sized trapdoor spider that is haunting my nightmares
In case your nightmares haven’t been flooded with enough bad things lately, scientists have discovered a new and equally terrifying trapdoor spider that’s bigger than …
Scientists translated spiderwebs into music, and it’s mesmerizing
Back in 2018, scientists managed to make music from spiderwebs. The process was done by translating the 3D structure of a spider web into music …
See scientists transform dead spiders into creepy reanimated robots
If you thought that science couldn’t go too far, you may change your mind soon. A group of researchers at Rice University in Texas are …
These male spiders evolved with catapults to avoid sexual cannibalism
Researchers have discovered that a certain species of male spiders catapult away to avoid sexual cannibalism. Cannibalism after mating is a well-known trait in many …
Scientists learned how spiders build webs using night vision and A.I.
Spiders can be exceptionally intriguing creatures. Whether we’re talking about megaspiders that give you nightmares, or spiders that hunt in choreographed packs, these (sometimes) tiny …
Video showing spiders hunting in packs is pure nightmare fuel
Scientists have discovered a terrifying species of spiders that hunt in packs. Most adult spiders prefer to live their lives alone, like the Joro spiders …
These massive horrifying spiders are spreading across Southeast US
The Joro spider is spreading across the southeastern United States and it isn’t likely to stop anytime soon. According to the University of Georgia (UGA), …
This megaspider with fangs is nightmare fuel that’ll haunt your dreams
The Australian Reptile Park has had a massive funnel-web spider donated to it. The people at the park have named it Megaspider. Megaspider is the …
We might finally know why Mars has ‘spiders’
When you see Mars from afar it’s easy to assume it’s just a featureless red rock, but once you take a closer look at the …
An army of spiders is slowly taking over a Greek town, but it’s totally fine
Arachnophobes will want to avoid the Greek town of Aitoliko for a while. That’s because a massive army of eight-legged web weavers has descended upon …
NASA finds ‘spiders’ on Mars, but not the kind you’re thinking
The search for evidence of past life on Mars is a long, complicated endeavor that NASA has devoted an incredible amount of time and money …
Scientists just discovered that spiders can fly using electricity, spawning fresh nightmare fuel
Some animals were born to fly, but most were not. Humans have no business in the air but we’ve come up with a number of …
Prehistoric spider-like arachnid found preserved in amber, and it even has a tail
If you’re one of the many people who have a fear of spiders, going back in time 100 million years apparently wouldn’t have done you …
‘Assassin’ spiders impale their victims on a venomous pike, then watch as they die
Spiders are horrific creatures. Most of them are tiny and easy to deal with, yet they’re so scary. Spiders are just as afraid of you …
Scientists have been trying really hard to figure out how this spider has a rainbow on its butt
We humans like to think of ourselves as the masters of design but sometimes Mother Nature shows us that we’re really just amateurs. That’s exactly …
Spiders produce Kevlar-tough webs after being fed carbon nanotubes
This is something that’s either incredibly cool or incredibly scary depending on how you feel about spiders. Technology Review brings us word that materials scientist Emiliano …
