Spiders
Watch This Resourceful Spider Spin a Cast for Its Broken Leg
Spider silk is for more than just making webs.
Spiders Seem Much Bigger to Arachnophobes
Arachnophobes don't see the same spiders that the rest of us do, research suggests.
This Male Spider Gives Oral Up to 100 Times During Copulation
These female spiders force males to go down on them up to 100 times “before, in between, and after copulations.”
A Tarantula Named Johnny Cash
Aphonopelma johnnycashi is one of 14 new tarantula species identified in the southern United States.
This Giant Fossilized Daddy Longlegs Dick Is Bigger Than Your Boyfriend's
Scientists recently announced they had discovered an incredibly preserved, approximately 99-million-year-old daddy longlegs penis fossil. Following this exciting news, we asked an expert about arachnid genitalia.
Doctors May Have Found a One-Step Cure for Phobias
During tests, the treatment made sufferers of arachnophobia way less scared of spiders than those given a placebo.
Cry-Baby of the Week: A Man Was Arrested For Handing Out Fliers on Jury Rights Outside a Court
Also this week: A guy freaked out so hard when he saw a spider that his neighbors thought he was murdering someone.
Photos of the Snakes, Lizards, and Spiders at the Quebec Reptile Expo
Hanging out with the most misunderstood pets in the world.
Meet the Spider Species Whose Males Irreversibly Mutilate the Genitals of Their Mates
He breaks off something called her "scapus" to keep competing sperm from getting in.
Have Scientists Learned Anything from Giving Drugs to Spiders?
Turns out the famous 1948 experiment tells us nothing about drugs, and a whole lot about spiders.
These Brave Individuals Are Putting Nail Polish on Some Mean-Looking Arachnids
The whip spider is not a creature that looks like it wants spa treatments.
Farmers in Turkey Are Using Ostrich Eggs to Repel Spiders
Ostrich eggs are currently fetching as much as $50 in Ankara and Istanbul. The reason? Thanks to a centuries-old tradition, farmers believe that ostrich eggs have the power to do what a jug of DEET can't.