The arachnids are found across South Carolina in forests and areas with tall grass and weeds. According to Coastal Carolina University professor of biology Chris Hill, the presence of other ...

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The newly discovered Sericosura spiders are translucent and only span about 0.4 inch (1 centimeter) in length, so they likely can’t travel very far, Goffredi said.

Imagine a lush forest with tree-ferns, their trunks capped by ribbon-like fronds. Conifers tower overhead, bearing triangular ...

Inspection of the digestive fluids revealed that there were indeed venom components present, but this isn’t unique to Uloboridae.We see similar proteins in the stomach goo of spiders from other ...

A meal for the next generation of sea spiders. The newly discovered Sericosura spiders are translucent and only span about 0.4 inch (1 centimeter) in length, so they likely can’t travel very far ...

Losing limbs is routine for spiders, but how does limb loss affect their ability to run? Researchers led by Suzanne Amador Kane (Haverford College, USA) and Tonia Hsieh (Temple University, USA ...

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“Even if 80% of the population are eaten (by the spiders), it’s worth it for the 20% to keep surviving and reproducing.” While these Sericosura species are the first sea spiders caught feeding on the ...