A remarkably preserved spider fossil, Arthrolycosa wolterbeeki, dating over 310 million years old, was discovered in northern ...

An ancient gene is crucial for the development of the distinctive waist that divides the spider body plan in two, according to a new study. An ancient gene is crucial for the development of the ...

A set of fossilized footprints discovered in northern Arizona has revealed the silent journey of a prehistoric arachnid that walked the Earth around 260 million years ago. Preserved in stone, these ...

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

Spider may elicit a “yuck” or an “ew” from many, but the true nature of these oft-feared critters is not as icky as one might ...

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Deep in a sulfur cave in Mexico, scientists found the world’s biggest spiderweb — home to 111,000 spiders living in total ...

Spider embryo with a loss of the waist region upon knockdown of the gene waistless. Hoechst staining with fluorescent stereomicroscopy. An ancient gene is crucial for the development of the ...

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