“You are what you eat.” Everybody knows that saying. Well, it goes for spiders, too. At the University of Trento in Italy, a team of researchers led by Professor Nicola Pugno has developed stronger ...

The act of breast-feeding is so fundamental to being a mammal that we named ourselves after it. (“Mammalis” translates to “of the breasts.”) But over time, scientists have discovered that other ...

Researchers in China's Yunnan province made a surprising discovery last year while studying the jumping spider species Toxeus magnus — nursing moms were feeding their offspring what looked like milk ...

The strangest thing about Toxeus magnus jumping spiders is not their resemblance to ants, though it’s a great impression — skinny legs and all. Spilling their most amazing secret requires a little ...

A house spider (Tegenaria atrica C.L. Koch 1843, Agelenidae) was observed, filmed and photographed while feeding on an earthworm. An extensive search in the literature revealed that several ...

Noble false widow spiders possess a fast-acting neurotoxic venom that causes paralysis in its prey. Niall Carson/PA Wire via ZUMA Press A horrifying spider has been found chowing down on bats in the ...