A team of researchers exploring biodiversity in the Western Ghats has discovered a new species of spider belonging to pilia, a genus of jumping spiders, at Madhugundi village in Mudigere taluk of ...

Pilia malenadu is a small but striking creature. As a member of the jumping-spider family, it is active in daylight hours, darting across leaves with that pause-and-hop rhythm.

Spiders aren't just spooky Halloween mascots. Their keen senses, complex behaviors, and diverse lifestyles make them excellent subjects for cognitive studies.

A rare trapdoor spider, Aptostichus ramirezae, discovered in Iran, features a tail-like appendage, a trait thought extinct ...

Discover spider insights from Dr. Echeverri, a science communicator, author, wildlife photographer, and spider expert.

The brown tarantula is about the size of an apple or orange. University of Missouri-St. Louis scientist Becky Hansis-O’Neill ...

The hiker was rescued while attempting the Kalalau Trail, a challenging 22-mile round-trip trek from Ke’e Beach to Kalalau Beach. The 22-mile round-trip trek offers the only access to the rugged ...

Study provides first-ever account of natural history of Pilia malenadu, offering new insights into its habitat and behaviour ...

Learn about vampire spiders and their love of human blood, which they're able to salvage from blood-carrying mosquitoes.

Halloween is the time of vampires, bats, and other dark figures. But bloodsuckers aren’t just found in horror stories–they also exist in the animal kingdom, along with creatures named for their ...

Concerns have been expressed that approved “shrub-cutting” and track-widening works might be disturbing wildlife at a nature ...

If you’re scared of spiders, Halloween certainly doesn’t help. People decorate their homes with monstrous-looking fake ...