Brown recluse spiders are one of those creatures with reputations that far exceed their actual dimensions. Brown recluses are a small spider species known for their violin-shaped markings and their ...

Brazil's Butantan Institute identified a new mite larvae, Araneothrombium brasiliensis, feeding on a spider in a museum ...

PLUCKING PINHEAD-SIZE spiders out of leaf litter takes concentration, keen eyesight and favorable temperatures. If it’s too cold, the tiny creatures won’t move, Rod Crawford explains. And if they ...

We typically think of camouflage in nature in terms of bodily coloration, enabling the species to blend in with the background and evade predators. But previous studies have documented locomotor ...