In the leafy habitats of Madagascar, South Africa, and Australia, a strange predator lurks, far older and more bizarre than most creatures we encounter today. These spiders, known as pelican spiders, ...

Sometimes, the best survival strategy is disguising yourself like something no one wants to eat, much less mess with and dig around in: bird poop. That is the approach taken by newly discovered spider ...

Two new species of bird-dropping crab spiders have been discovered in Malaysia and the Philippines, according to a study. Polina Koroleva Unsplash A scientist has discovered two new species of crab ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have figured out the mechanisms that enable massive Joro spiders to spin their impressively strong webs, which ...

My first spider—the one that started all this—was black, with a head like a garden shovel’s blade and eight beady eyes that all but disappeared against the velvet of its upper body. At the end of its ...

A scientist has discovered two new species of crab spiders in Southeast Asia with an unusual evolutionary adaptation. They have evolved to look — and smell — like bird poop, according to a study ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bird-dropping spider (Phrynarachne decipiens, Thomisidae) is a species of crab spider. It mimics a bird dropping in its appearance ...