According to the National Academy of Science the 3 new species use methane, with the help of bacteria, to get energy.

Not far from the coasts of California and Alaska, three newly discovered species of sea spiders thrive where methane escapes ...

This previously unknown symbiotic relationship helps keep methane—a major greenhouse gas—trapped in the ocean.

Three newly-discovered species of deep sea 'spiders' farm methane-eating bacteria on their own bodies in a symbiosis quite ...

Scientists on the US West Coast say they discovered three previously unknown species of deep-sea spider that could have a rare diet fueled by a common greenhouse gas.

The research offers new insights on interactions between creatures on the mysterious seafloor and sheds light on the methane ...

Heat-trapping methane may be best known for the dangers it poses to humans and Earth’s atmosphere, but in the dark depths of ...

A black widow spider with an egg sac. The spider can be found in every state other than Alaska. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images "And unlike bees and wasps, they do not leave their dwelling to ...

Shana Goffredi didn't plan on discovering a new species when she set out to explore the deep underwater areas off the coasts ...

It was filmed at night in Alaska' s ... Many species of daddy longlegs are omnivores, and, per Encyclopedia Brittanica, they feed on small insects, mites, spiders, ...

A research team led by Occidental College has identified a previously unknown symbiosis; deep sea spiders that cultivate and ...