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 ...

A new analysis of an exquisitely preserved fossil that lived half a billion years ago suggests that arachnids—spiders and their close kin—evolved in the ocean, challenging the widely held belief that ...

This video shows what it is like to hold a giant crab spider during a close, uncontrolled encounter. Although its venom is ...

The new species of crab spider was discovered in China’s Fujian Province. Photo by Imat Bagja Gumilar on Unsplash Named for their crablike shape and walking patterns that mimic crabs, crab spiders are ...

Tens of thousands of giant spider crabs were captured on video migrating in Port Phillip Bay, Australia. The crab swarm happens every year as the water cools and the creatures "come into the shallows ...

It's the size of a small car, weighs as much as an e-bike – and can live for an amazing 100 years... The biggest crab in the world has a leg span of nearly 4 metres and weighs 13.6kg The biggest crab ...

Connecticut's first documented specimen of a highly invasive crab species native to eastern Asia was found at the end of June in Greenwich's Mianus Pond fishway. The Department of Energy and ...

A spider that looks like a Pokémon? What many might think are AI-generated photos actually exist. Platythomisus octomaculatus–also known as the eight-spotted crab spider–surprises with a striking ...