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Cannibalistic spiderlings won't hunt their siblings even if they're starving
Social signals stop young labyrinth spiders from hunting their siblings even when they are starving. However, the cannibalistic spiderlings quickly feed on the corpses of their brothers and sisters.
Asian hermit spider: The arachnid that gets stronger after ejecting its own penis
Female Asian hermit spiders gobble up their partners after mating, so males detach their penises and sometimes offer up an amputated leg to escape.
Watch enormous deep-sea spiders crawl around sub-Antarctic seafloor
The giant sea spiders can have leg spans of up to 20 inches (51 centimeters).
'Zombie' spiders infected by never-before-seen fungus discovered on grounds of destroyed Irish castle
A new fungus that infects cave spiders and turns them into "zombies" was discovered in a Victorian gunpowder store at Castle Espie in Northern Ireland during filming for a TV show.
'Big boy' spider becomes Australia's largest deadly funnel-web after surprise discovery
The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger.
Giant funnel-web spider with fangs so big it could bite through a human fingernail arrives at Australian zoo
Hemsworth, a colossal funnel-web spider recently donated to the Australian Reptile Park, could make significant contributions to the park's life-saving venom-milking program, keepers say.
Hairy giant tarantula: The monster among mini tarantulas with 'feather duster' legs
The newly discovered tarantula Trichopelma grande has unusually hairy legs for a ground-dwelling species. It's also much bigger than its relatives — and scientists aren't sure why.
Three remarkable spiders: A vegetarian, a vampire and a predator that uses 'pincer, fork and key'
In this extract from "The Lives of Spiders: A Natural History of the World's Spiders," author Ximena Nelson examines three species of spider with unusual diets — plants, blood and pillbugs.
