The increasing worldwide trade in ornamental plants means an increase in animals hitchhiking on them. This sometimes leads to an invasive species problem.
A new study reveals that there are actually 3 species of funnel-web spiders in the Sydney and Newcastle area of Australia.
Geoffroy’s spider monkey, also called the black-handed monkey, lives in the rainforests of Central America.
Meet a large tarantula from East Africa: the king baboon spider!
Spiders are being illegally collected from the wild and traded online. This is a problem for their conservation.
Let’s be honest, spiders do freak a lot of people out. But fake news hurts spiders, and we need spiders!
Learn about 7 new jumping spiders discovered in Sri Lanka.
Can you spot the 10 differences?
Researchers from the Schmidt Ocean Institute used a remotely operated vehicle to explore the seafloor, where they discovered surprising creatures.
An editor’s reflections on learning to appreciate spiders.
The Western Ghats are a mountain system in western India. They are a biodiversity hotspot, meaning that they are home to many endemic species found nowhere else on Earth. Researcher Zeeshran Mirza found and described four new species of tarantulas from the Western Ghats. “Most people in India are…
Can you find all the species in this month’s Seek challenge by iNaturalist? Go on! git it a try.