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Though sea spiders have thrived for millions of years in a variety of marine conditions—in cold Antarctic waters, on deep ...
Scientists have long sought to understand why sea spiders keep some of their most important organs in their legs.
Scientists have decoded the sea spider’s genome for the first time, revealing how its strangely shaped body—with organs in ...
Unlike spiders and scorpions, sea spiders didn’t go through ancient genome duplications, making them a rare window into how ...
It's not easy to look at a sea spider and see an animal so representative of its kind that it may help scientists sort out ...
The peacock jumping spider, also known as Maratus volans, has earned a reputation as the world’s cutest spider. This furry arachnid is a friend to all, and it has the dance moves to prove it ...
The brown recluse and black widow are the most common venomous spiders in the U.S. and Alabama. What are their habitats and how to prevent a bite.
A two-minute inflection point exemplified a 5-8 team’s plight. The University of Richmond on Saturday night cut Florida Gulf Coast’s lead from 18 with 10:25 left, to 10 with 8:17 to go ...
The early chelicerates seem to have fused their small body segments into two big ones: the head and the abdomen. Scientists aren't sure why, but the head kept the legs, and the abdomen lost them.
Find out how web-spinning spiders do what they do and learn about the impressive, multipurpose material they use to catch their dinner. Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of ...
From September to October, spiders enter their mating season and they have a habit of setting up camp in cars.
Spiders are more afraid of us than we are of them and bad bites are rare. But it's still good to know what type of spiders live in the area.