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Co Cavan A spider covered with sporating Gibellula - the spiders legs can be seen sticking out of the fungus He said the fungi have no nervous system or brain but can manipulate the behaviour of ...

Oh what a tangled web we weave when the multiverse becomes part of Spider-Man canon. The Spider-Man film franchise started simply enough, with 2002’s “Spider-Man.” Fast forward 20 years and ...

Whenever a band like Wet Leg gains rapid traction—much as they did in the summer of 2021—they inevitably get labelled as an “industry plant”. For a while, it seemed like the indie scene couldn’t talk ...

Spiders have always lived alongside humans, so it’s surprising how much we still don’t know about them. One long-standing mystery was related to how spiders detect smells. Now, our latest ...

Lancaster University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Restless legs syndrome (RLS), also known as Willis-Ekbom Disease, is a neurological condition that affects about ...

When threatened by a predator, spiders can detach their legs in a process called autotomy – up to 40 per cent of wild spiders have missing legs as a result. Their legs fully grow back when they ...

The infected spiders - seen here with the fungus over its head and body - have been found in several cave systems across the island of Ireland It's the stuff of nightmares - or even the hit TV ...

In São Thomé das Letras, Brazil, hundreds of spiders rained down during a mating ritual, leaving locals stunned by the surreal spectacle. A rare and unsettling event unfolded in the quiet town ...

A new zombie pathogen has been discovered in Ireland. This insidious fungus infects cave spiders and alters their behavior to help spread its spores to new victims. Later expeditions found similar ...