When researchers studying spiders and scorpions at the Zoological Collections Laboratory of the Butantan Institute in São ...

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A chance observation of an unusual spider led scientists to identify a new parasitic mite species in Brazil. While sorting ...

The diving bell spider (Argyroneta aquatica) is the only spider species known to live almost entirely underwater. This is ...

A new spider species from among the harsh dry lands of southern Morocco has amazed the scientific world with its face, a feature scarcely found in its.

Researchers have announced the discovery in Morocco of a new, previously unknown spider species of the genus Eresus, ...

A Taranaki biologist is overjoyed after discovering what is thought to be a new species of spider. Regional council ...

A reduced genome in an island species raises evolutionary questions.

Fauna & Flora’s 10 species to watch in 2026 includes extremely venomous vipers, highly prized falcon, a guitarfish which ...

Scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and their international partners, reveal today their pick of the top 10 ...

A psychedelic spider, sign of spring, a loud primate and more make Fauna & Flora’s 2026 Species to Watch List.