Scientists have decoded the sea spider’s genome for the first time, revealing how its strangely shaped body—with organs in its legs and barely any abdomen—may be tied to a missing gene. The ...

MUNCIE, Ind. – Spiders are perhaps the most feared invertebrates on the planet. Their eight long legs seem to move almost as if each of them has a mind of their own rather than belonging to one ...

The spider body is divided into two sections, separated by a narrow waist. Compared to insects and crustaceans, relatively little is known about embryonic development in spiders, and the genes ...

A viral review of a Sol de Janeiro body lotion sold by Sephora claimed it attracts spiders. But our sources say the odds of that happening are “essentially zero.” Credit: Birdsincanberra.com ...

An ancient gene is crucial for the development of the distinctive waist that divides the spider body plan in two, according to a study publishing August 29th in the open-access journal PLOS ...

According to the review posted on the Sephora product page, the Sol de Janeiro Delícia Drench body lotion attracts massive wolf spiders. Wolf spiders are a large but harmless type of spider.