The Lesser Caucasus Mountains are home to a diverse mix of flora and fauna. Meet the newest member of this fascinating ecosystem: Psammitis abuliensis. It’s not everyday that a new species is ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

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 ...

While the Joro spider hasn't officially made it to the Berkshires yet, Berkshire Community College professor of environmental studies Thomas Tyning says there of plenty of local spiders worth checking ...

In bushland near Melbourne last year, Dr. Vanessa Penna-Gonçalves was collecting certain "social" species of huntsman and crab spiders for her Ph.D. research, and peeled back a strip of eucalyptus ...

On a spring morning walk, I stop to smell a painted trillium and am greeted by a goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia). Bending down for a sniff of the white and pink blooms, I am face to face with ...