Many creatures use mimicry to hide from predators. This one also uses it to lure in prey. By Richard Sima It almost sounds like a playground taunt: You look like bird poop and smell like it too. For ...

THESE amazing images of a mammoth spider devouring a bird were taken in the backyard of an Atherton property, west of Cairns. And the images, which are being cirulated via email worldwide, are real, ...

The word “tarantula” is not commonly used in our everyday language. Yet, everyone immediately knows what it means: a large, hairy spider. Today, people might be more inclined to say “bird spider.” But ...