This tiny spider uses city lights to become an efficient urban predatorA minuscule spider, Pikelinia floydmuraria, is revolutionizing predator behavior studies by hunting prey significantly larger than itself. ...
08 May, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
Before dinosaurs, earth had a giant millipede longer than a car: and it was the largest arthropod ever foundArthropleura, a colossal arthropod from the Carboniferous and early Permian periods, has been definitively linked to millipedes through new...
06 May, 2026, 06.57 PM IST
Spiders the size of a human hand are spreading throughout the USGiant Joro spiders from East Asia are spreading across America. These impressive weavers are establishing themselves in new regions. Their ...
25 Apr, 2026, 01.51 PM IST
Why Spiders Are Getting Bigger in Cities — What Urban Evolution Is Quietly ChangingCity spiders are growing bigger. Studies show urban spiders are larger and more fertile. This is linked to warmer city temperatures and abu...
21 Feb, 2026, 04.52 PM IST
Damarchus Inazuma: Scientists have found a new orange and grey spider that is not a male or femaleScientists in Thailand have unearthed a remarkable new spider species, Damarchus inazuma, exhibiting perfect gynandromorphism. This rare cr...
11 Nov, 2025, 10.41 PM IST
Spiders 'the size of your palm' are spreading across the UK faster than everThe Fen Raft spider, once on the brink of extinction in the UK, is making a remarkable comeback. Thanks to a decade-long reintroduction pro...
04 Nov, 2024, 04.07 PM IST
Joro Spiders: Are they dangerous to humans and what can you do to prevent them from spreading in your home?Trichonephila clavata, commonly referred to as the 'Joro Spider', belongs to the golden orb-web spider genus.
08 Jul, 2023, 09.40 PM IST
Joro Spiders: All about the spider species that is spreading across U.S.Joro spiders, originating from East Asia, are invasive in the US. They weave golden webs, pose no significant harm to humans, and help cont...
08 Jul, 2023, 09.10 PM IST
Giant species of Trapdoor spider spotted in Australia's QueenslandAccording to a study published in the Journal of Arachnology, there have been very few sightings of the Euoplos dignitas species in recent ...
24 Mar, 2023, 04.30 PM IST
New spider species named after 'Harry Potter' characters'The Lord of the Rings' and other literary classics also inspired the names of small cave-dwelling six-eyed spiders inhabiting in northern ...
15 Jan, 2018, 04.00 PM IST
New spider species named after Bob Marley24 Dec, 2017, 03.10 PM IST
Rare 'Velvet Spider' species found in Maharashtra's MelghatA rare spider species which was believed to be extinct, has been found in the jungles of Melghat in Maharashtra's Amravati district.
05 Dec, 2015, 02.27 PM IST
Two new species of spiders found at Mumbai"s Aarey Milk ColonyA team of young naturalists has discovered two spider species at Aarey Milk Colony.
29 Jul, 2015, 05.27 AM IST
India's largest trapdoor spider found in Gujarat's DangIndia's largest trapdoor spider has been found in Dang district of Gujarat.The three centimetres (cm) long spider was documented by researc...
02 Apr, 2015, 08.25 AM IST
- Spider numbers dip in Melghat forest reserve
The rich diversity of spiders in the Melghat forest reserve is facing severe threat from trading, urbanisation and forest fires among other...
21 Jul, 2013, 03.13 AM IST
Thirty-three new spider species discoveredScientists have discovered 33 new trapdoor spider species in Southwest America belonging to the genus that includes a notable species named...
22 Dec, 2012, 10.56 AM IST
- 2 new species of spiders found in Western Ghats
Two Andheri-based researchers have discovered two new species of a genus of trapdoor spiders from the southern Western Ghats.
10 Jul, 2011, 02.19 AM IST