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 Goliath birdeater doesn't just it birds. It also eats small rodents, frogs and insects. Milan Zygmunt / Shutterstock ...

In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, we demonstrated that male spiders use olfactory hairs called wall-pore sensilla on their legs as a “nose” to detect the ...

The wall-pore sensilla are located on the upper part of the male’s legs (close to the body), areas that hardly come in contact with the surface when spiders walk, capture preys or mate. This is ...

is the biggest spider in the world, with a leg span reaching up to 12 inches (31 cm). The giant huntsman spider, found in Laos, holds the record for the largest leg span at around 12 inches.

In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, we demonstrated that male spiders use olfactory hairs called wall-pore sensilla on their legs as a “nose” to detect the sex ...

Surprisingly, the team found that the spiders (but only adult males) are using their legs to smell. Commonly known as the wasp spider for females' striking striped appearance, Argiope bruennichi ...

Sea spiders occupy marine habitats the world over, in both deep and shallow waters. But until now, scientists were not able to pinpoint the mechanism that allows them to breathe underwater in the ...

Scary, right? Okay, well now look at Joltik and Galvantula, and think again. This pair of arachnids might be the cutest spider Pokémon of the lot, especially Joltik, with its tiny legs, beady eyes, ...

Oct. 23, 2024 — Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in Europe. Up to 70,000 new cases are estimated each year in Austria alone. The bacterial infection can cause ...