Arachnids
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Do Tarantulas Shoot Spidey Silk?
Posted Thu May 17, 2012 09:22 AM ET | 0
Clues suggest the arachnids can shoot silk from their feet, but some scientists argue it's not true. Read more
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Jumping Spiders Use Blurry Vision to Pounce
Posted Thu Jan 26, 2012 04:38 PM ET | 0
The spiders possess a unique vision that allows them to quickly capture prey. Read more
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Tarantulas Shoot Out Silk Like Spiderman
Posted by Jessica Marshall Wed May 18, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0
A fall can be fatal for these spiders, but they have a sticky trick to make sure they land safely. Read more
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Scorpion Venom Tapped as Pesticide
Posted by Emily Sohn Tue Jan 19, 2010 03:55 AM ET | 0
A scorpion-inspired pesticide could kill specific insects without harming people, the environment or beneficial animals. Read more
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Deadly Spider Thriving in Australia's Humid Summer: Discovery News
Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:23 PM ET
Wildlife experts are trying to figure out why sick, disoriented and bruised California brown pelicans are being found in record numbers along more than 1,000 miles of coastline. Read more
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Spider-Ant? Spider Mimics Ants to Scare off Predators: Discovery News
Posted Wed Jun 24, 2009 03:40 AM ET
Tarantulas and black widows may cause human Miss Muffets to get off their tuffets, but new research shows many spiders themselves run for their lives if they encounter Myrmarachne melanotarsa, a gregarious jumping spider that pretends to be an ant. Read more
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Found: World's Oldest Spider Web? : Discovery News
Posted Mon Dec 15, 2008 09:57 AM ET
The tiny tangled threads of the world's oldest spider web have been found encased in a prehistoric piece of amber, a British scientist said Monday. Read more
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Spiders and Scorpions Among World's Oldest Creatures: Discovery News
Posted Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:35 PM ET
If it seems like spiders, scorpions, ticks and mites have been around forever, it's because they nearly have, according to new genetic research that found these arachnids first emerged at least 400 to 450 million years ago. Read more
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Discovery News : Discovery Channel
Posted Fri Nov 23, 2007 08:54 AM ET
A colossal fossilized claw tells of an 8-foot ancient sea scorpion that lived 400 million years ago. Read more
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Discovery News : Discovery Channel
Posted Wed Oct 31, 2007 09:26 AM ET
Nighttime is the right time for many spiders, according to a new study that found certain species flip themselves over at night in order to display otherwise hidden abdominal stripes that lure unsuspecting prey. Read more
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