Parasites have been attaching themselves to spiders for millennia. Given the large number of spiders and the wide variety of hiding places they use in habitats around the world, many of these ...

Deep in the caves of Ireland, scientists have discovered a mind-altering parasite that takes control of spiders, forcing them to abandon their webs before ultimately meeting a gruesome end. This newly ...

Despite being completely non-threatening to humans, the golden orb weaver spider (Plesiometa argyra) has acid-yellow spots and pincer-like legs, and is as broad as a human fist. In other words, it ...

What looked like a pearl necklace on a tiny spider turned out to be parasitic mite larvae. Scientists identified the mites as a new species, marking the first record of its family in Brazil. The ...

Macro close-up of a juvenile huntsman spider (Heteropoda boiei), a young tropical sparassid spider, photographed in controlled conditions, showing early developmental ...