Instead of traditional naming based on traits or location, a Chinese arachnologist turned to Jay Chou’s discography, naming ...

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“The Newcastle funnel-web, Atrax christenseni— dubbed Big Boy—is a totally new species. The ‘true’ Sydney Funnel-web, Atrax ...

The newly named subspecies. Photo courtesy Kane Christensen.An international team of scientists has revised the classification of Australia's most ...

They also compared newly collected spiders with older specimens in the Australian Museum collections dating back to the early ...

Oh, spider Pokémon. While the real-life equivalent might be frightening beasties we’d do anything to get away from, we love the spiders of the Pokémon world. With that in mind, we’ve put together this ...

If you suspect a brown recluse spider bite, start by thoroughly washing the area with soap and water. Apply an antibiotic cream, such as bacitracin, to help prevent infection, and contact a healthcare ...

Other than the infamous redback spider, you will not need to worry about venomous arachnids. Keep in mind that spiders do like to hide and avoid humans as much as possible. Something as simple as ...

Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics & New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China ...

From the iconic "spiders on Mars" and a giant dog-shaped blob to an underground ocean and other newly discovered water deposits, here are our 10 favorite things found on Mars this year.

This creature's large fangs earned it the name Hylomys macarong, or vampire hedgehog – a new species of soft-furred hedgehog identified in 2024 (Credit: Alexei V Abramov) Thousands of new ...

From the depths of the Pacific Ocean to the mountains of Vietnam, thousands of weird and wonderful new plants, animals and fungi have been discovered all over the world this year. Whether they are ...