spider
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“Self-Portrait With Monkeys” features the raven-haired artist unfazed by the presence of four spider monkeys — two touching her while the others peer from tropical foliage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Citizen scientists have helped researchers uncover how parental care evolved in harvestmen, a group of spider like arachnids, by contributing observations through the popular nature platform iNaturalist.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
A tiny spider with a bright red smile on its back has surprised scientists by turning up thousands of miles from where they thought its famous relatives lived.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
"It's very unusual for a spider to feed on ants, because they're notoriously dangerous, and even more bizarre to find a spider that eats only one particular ant species," said Professor Narendra.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
As the eggs hatch, they’ve got plenty of spider meat to feed them on.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Much of its ecology is still a mystery because spiders in this group are seldom encountered in the wild.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
The species, named Taczanowskia waska, represents the first known example of a spider mimicking the appearance of a fungus that infects spiders.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
The birds thrive in lowland heath habitats, nesting in the dense gorse, where they also hunt for spiders and caterpillars.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
The fear of spiders might be in our DNA as “part of the logic of evolution,” the author suggests, but it’s also instilled and reinforced by cultural production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Of all the creatures in the world that he had to ask for help, it had to be spiders.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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