"Spiders do not usually run towards people when they sense danger. This would be like humans running towards something like ...

A 10-month-old spider monkey at a Florida zoo had to have its arm amputated after it was involved in a freak accident.

According to a 2011 study in the journal Animal Behaviour, removing one palp reduces the spider's body weight and increases its endurance, thereby boosting its ability to fight.This finding ...

The king cobra, at 18 feet, is the world's largest venomous snake, utilizing neurotoxic venom to kill large prey. Armed ...

The researchers found that funnel-weaving spiders alter how their silk webs transmit vibrations in response to local noise.

A new study examines the embryogenesis and eye development of the cave-dwelling spider Tegenaria pagana, providing the first detailed description of its developmental stages. By analyzing gene ...

Mar. 7, 2025 — When they weave their webs, spiders pull their silk threads. New simulations show stretching during spinning causes the protein chains within the fibers to align and the number of ...

A young spider monkey named Sully lost his arm after it got trapped in a mesh-style fence ... In a post on social media, the zoo wrote in part, "We pride ourselves on being a safe place for our animal ...

Michael Robison, 45, rescued Winston four years ago after authorities busted an illegal animal broker. Michael is the founder ...