Spiders
Arachnophobia Can Be Cured in 2 Minutes - Study
| Emery Dennel | | Dec 14, 2015 02:16 AM EST |
University of Amsterdam researchers discovered that it only takes two minutes of spider exposure to cure arachnophobia. The said study was published in the Biological Psychiatry journal.
Millions of Spiders Invade Memphis with Terrifying Giant Spider Web Blanket
| Ana Verayo | | Nov 24, 2015 06:10 AM EST |
Local news reveal how a nearly half mile long spider web is now covering North Memphis from May Street to Chelsea Avenue.
Sailing Spiders: Arachnid That Sails Oceans Use Silk As ‘Anchors’
| KJ Belonio | | Jul 04, 2015 10:26 AM EDT |
In a recent study published in the open access academic journal BMC Evolutionary Biology, scientists discovered spiders can travel wide distances across water similar to ships by using their legs as sails and their silks as anchors.
Raining Spiders Scare Off Locals in Australia
| Marco Foronda | | May 19, 2015 09:30 AM EDT |
The migration technique is not that new, however, it is unusual to take to the simultaneously. “Angel hair” is coined to the blankets of silk that the flying spiders leave.
Scientists Find 2 New Species of Colorful Peacock Spiders
| Marco Foronda | | Mar 03, 2015 09:54 AM EST |
Peacock spiders are named for their remarkable colors and their dancelike courtship routines
Spiders Can Spin Electrostatic Charged Webs to Capture Prey
| Ana Verayo | | Jan 29, 2015 08:24 AM EST |
Some spider species use an electric charge when they spin their webs.
Harvard Scientist Who Discovered 'Puppy-Sized' Spider Receives Death Threats
| Marco Foronda | | Nov 04, 2014 01:17 AM EST |
Naskrecki was savagely criticized for killing the South American Goliath birdeater spider.
Foot-long Spider with Fangs Attacks Scientist in the Amazon
| Ana Verayo | | Oct 19, 2014 08:05 AM EDT |
The goliath spider is the second largest spider to the giant huntsman spider.
Thousands of Spiders Force Family out of Home in Missiouri
| Andy Vitalicio | | Oct 12, 2014 04:09 PM EDT |
Exterminators are finally at work to rid a home in an upscale Weldon Spring, Missouri, neighbourhood of about 6,000 spiders that have been discovered in 2008.
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