October is a peak mating month for tarantulas in California, when the hulking, furry males set out in search of a mate. They ...

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A single room houses thousands of giant spiders, each one part of an ambitious breeding and research project. From web-building to feeding habits, this collection showcases the biological brilliance ...

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A rare species of spider has been spotted at a National Trust conservation site, in what the charity believes is the first ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang goes on a nighttime hike in search of spiders, with Lisa Gonzalez of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

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Discover the wide range of fish and freshwater creatures that call the Tennessee River and its surrounding valley home.

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, discovered a new species of spider a few days before Halloween. The ...