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SPIDER NEWS

Spiders (allegedly) keep this animal as a glowing prisoner to draw more prey to their webs

December 20, 2025 1:26 pm

Some nocturnal spiders capture glowing fireflies and keep them alive in their webs to lure in more prey.

The world’s largest spider web -- spread across roughly 1,140 square feet -- found in a hidden sulfur cave

November 10, 2025 5:43 pm

Scientists say this discovery challenges long-held assumptions about spider behaviour.

Make spiders pretty again: how a Pune initiative is fighting against age-old aversion to spiders

November 06, 2025 6:43 pm

There will be a Spider Talk and a Spider Walk in Pune on the importance of spiders, their webs, hunting styles, and hidden habitats.

The 7 largest spider species found in India

October 24, 2025 5:33 pm

India’s wild landscapes are home to some of the world’s most fascinating and formidable spiders.

Wolf spiders are already a force of nature but Australia takes it a step further with their two-toned ones

August 16, 2025 2:30 pm

What sets Hoggicosa bicolor apart at first glance is its dramatic colouring—especially in females and younger males.

5 ways you may be unknowingly welcoming pests into your house

August 01, 2025 11:08 am

These simple mistakes can create the perfect breeding ground for bugs.

Learn about these 4 types of animals that kill their own parents

July 20, 2025 12:44 pm

Repeated instances of matriphagy--the act of eating mothers--has been noted among several species of anarchids, generally out of compulsion and an odd survival choice.

Resurfaced clip shows Conan O’Brien freezing as tarantula crawls on his wrist in hilarious moment with Coyote Peterson

April 29, 2025 6:21 pm

The video is from Conan O’Brien’s long-running show Conan, which aired for over a decade before wrapping up in 2021.

Why you should not kill spiders on the spot

April 21, 2025 12:30 pm

As the temperature rises, so do spider sightings. The dry heat drives them indoors into cooler, darker spaces in the houses.

2 new species of cannibal spiders found in Western Ghats

September 02, 2024 9:53 am

The new species were collected from the Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka and Kerala’s Ernakulam district.

SPIDER VIDEOS

Science Take | How to give a spider an eye test

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

Jumping spiders have excellent vision. To test it, scientists use a special machine of which there are only two in the world.

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