Different spider species sometimes form their body segments at varying speeds. The researchers saw that Tegenaria pagana embryos progress in unique ways, suggesting evolution can tweak shared patterns ...

Since then, the same fungus has been found on a number of cave spiders in the area, and it turns them into fungus-filled zombies before killing them. Now the details of the discovery have been ...

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No adult males were seen during the study, though there is a possibility immature males were observed. Elsewhere, in Northern Island cave spiders are being slowly turned to zombies.

In an impressive discovery, researchers have spotted a new spider species hiding in a cave in Spain – and what makes the finding even more extraordinary is that the spider measures just 1 ...

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Rarer sightings include coyotes, black bears, and 13 species of bats. Below ground live some 160 animal and invertebrate species ranging from very long-legged cave crickets to pale, eyeless fish, to a ...

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You’ve probably heard the familiar chirping of crickets outside your home. Some people consider these noisy little critters to be pests. Some consider them to be harmless but annoying.