A new species of tarantula was just identified in Thailand — and researchers are calling it the "jewel of the forest" for its ...

A tiny spider in the rainforests of Queensland has figured out how to hunt prey far more powerful and dangerous than itself, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A brand new species of tarantula has been discovered lurking in ...

A newly identified Australian spider uses a spring-loaded silk snare to hurl green tree ants into its web at accelerations of ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have discovered two new tarantula species on the slopes of ...

Biologists have discovered a new tarantula species in Cuba that is bigger and hairier than other spiders in its genus. A new study, "A hairy giant among dwarves," published this month in the Journal ...

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider lurking in California's coastal sand dunes. The newly identified Aptostichus ramirezae is a close ...

The discovery of the Chilean recluse spider (Loxosceles laeta) in Porto is the first record of this venomous species in ...

In ecology, the principle holds that the more diverse and heterogeneous a habitat is, the more different species it supports.