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Thousands of Tarantulas Are About to Set Off on Their Annual Migration in Colorado
By Mindy Weisberger published
In southeastern Colorado, male Oklahoma brown tarantulas will soon begin their annual migration to reach the prairies where female spiders live.
Skywatching Spider Photobombs Perseid Meteor Shower
By Meghan Bartels published
How do you spot a "shooting star"? Well, you don't look for eight legs; that's for sure.
Why These Strange, Reclusive Arachnids Fled Underground in Evolutionary Waves
By Rafi Letzter published
When Australia got too hot and dry, which killed off forests, these woodland creatures decided to live underground.
Huntsman Spider Devours Possum in Viral (and Terrifying) Photos
By Mindy Weisberger published
For this arachnid, mammals are on the menu.
This Crafty Spider Doesn't Have Venom...But It Does Have a 'Slingshot'
By Laura Geggel published
Does the idea of a spider using its web to catapult itself at high speeds give you the willies? Then be forewarned: the triangle weaver spider (Hyptiotes cavatus) does just that.
Spider Spins Web in Man's Ear (Cue the Nightmares)
By Mindy Weisberger published
An itchy feeling had an eight-legged source.
Space Orbiter Spots 'Hairy Blue Spider' on Mars
By Mindy Weisberger published
Bowie was right; there really is a "spider" from Mars.
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