ATHENS, Ga. — The Joro spider, Georgia's favorite invasive arachnid, may actually have a bit more bite than once was thought. Humans need not worry, the Joro is still not considered threatening for ...
Excited for the joro spider invasion?! Well if you’re an arachnophobe, this probably isn’t for you. But if you’re interested in wildlife and nature, you may have a chance to watch the large black and ...
New research by the University of Georgia and its partners shows that an invasive species of arachnid in the state of Georgia may be not so as demure as previously believed. Researchers working with ...
Baby cupboard spiders that can’t find enough food resort to devouring their siblings. Cannibalism has been observed in several spider species, but it typically involves adult females eating males ...
Scientists have discovered that female spiders that usually eat their mates after sex choose to act as if they're dead so that males will trust them enough to copulate. According to a paper published ...
Social signals stop young labyrinth spiders from hunting their siblings even when they are starving. However, the ...
Cannibalism is far from the ultimate taboo in nature, and animals have been eating their own kind for millions of years — the world's oldest known case dating back to trilobites half a billion years ...