Do you really eat spiders in your sleep? Thankfully, no. Researchers explain why and how we’d know if we were swallowing ...

I do not swallow eight spiders a year in my sleep, and neither does anyone else. The familiar statistic survives as a viral ...

In some caves in New Zealand there are "glowworms," bioluminescent fungus gnat larvae that glow bright blue and catch prey in sticky webs, like a combination of wanna-be spiders and fireflies. You can ...

Scientists discovered a colossal 106-square-metre web in Sulfur Cave on the Albania-Greece border, home to 69,000 barn funnel ...

Bees are frequently associated with large queen-serving colonies featuring hundreds if not thousands of insects. In actuality ...

In images that are sure to strike fear into any arachnophobe, a vast communal web that plays host to more than 100,000 ...

Eating one's own offspring, or filial cannibalism, is widespread in the animal kingdom. This phenomenon has been recorded in ...

There are plenty of myths and misunderstandings about this leggy arachnid. To begin with, when people talk about daddy longlegs, depending on where they live, they may be referring to one of three ...

In 2025, UC Davis once again proved why it stands among the world’s leading research universities — not only by pushing ...

You’ve probably passed through Visalia on your way to visit General Sherman but the "gateway to the Sequoias" is a worthy ...

Hooked on Broadway at a young age, an unlikely dog walker and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan ...

Snakes are often misunderstood but possess remarkable beauty. This article showcases stunning snake species from around the ...