When researchers studying spiders and scorpions at the Zoological Collections Laboratory of the Butantan Institute in São ...

A fungus that turns spiders into zombies sounds like something straight out of a horror movie. Both arachnophobes and people ...

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A Taranaki biologist is overjoyed after discovering what is thought to be a new species of spider. Regional Council ...

The diving bell spider (Argyroneta aquatica) is the only spider species known to live almost entirely underwater. This is ...

A spider species found only on the Canary Islands is forcing scientists to rethink long-held assumptions about how evolution ...

A chance observation of an unusual spider led scientists to identify a new parasitic mite species in Brazil. While sorting ...

A reduced genome in an island species raises evolutionary questions.

Fauna & Flora’s 10 species to watch in 2026 includes extremely venomous vipers, highly prized falcon, a guitarfish which ...

A psychedelic spider, sign of spring, a loud primate and more make Fauna & Flora’s 2026 Species to Watch List.

This spider doesn’t run or hide when danger strikes. Instead, it builds a fake version of itself — and predators fall for it.

Scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and their international partners, reveal today their pick of the top 10 ...