EXPERTS have revealed the truth behind a bizarre cockroach cannibalism ritual that leaves the loathed critters wingless. A ...
Among the world’s many peculiar and fascinating creatures, the peacock spider stands out, not only for its diminutive size but for its vibrant colors and captivating courtship dance. These tiny ...
Recently, Simone, an avid student of spider behavior, told me about Betsy Matson's fascinating essay "Jumping spiders' remarkable senses capture a world beyond our perception," and after I read it, I ...
In a quiet corner of western Thailand, researchers recently uncovered a spider so unique it defies conventional understanding. Not only is this extraordinary spider a member of an entirely new species ...
A spider split cleanly down the middle—one side vibrant orange, the other pale grey—has been discovered in Thailand. Named Damarchus inazuma, it’s both male and female—a rare gynandromorph. The ...
This spider is female on one side and male on the other due to a phenomenon called gynandromorphism. Credit: Surin Limrudee. By all accounts, it began as an ordinary day in Kanchanaburi, a forested ...
While both are arachnids and spine chilling to behold, there are many differences between a male vs female black widow spider. You may not know just how many differences there are between them, and ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A photograph of an intersex spider from a new species from Thailand recently identified and described by researchers (A photograph ...
Charlie has an undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology and writes on topics from zoology and psychology to herpetology. Charlie has an undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology and writes on ...
Researchers at the Chulalongkorn University Museum of Natural History have identified a new species of spider found in the forests of Kanchanaburi, Thailand. The specimens they collected included both ...
Not only is this species new to science, but this remarkable individual is the first record of a rare biological phenomenon (bilateral gynandromorphism) in this previously unknown species. One of the ...