Mariella is an assistant editor at The Scientist. She has a background in neuroscience, and her work has appeared in Drug Discovery News and Massive Science.
The trapdoor spider is one of the sneakiest hunters in the arachnid world. These clever spiders are named for their unique hunting strategy: They build burrows with hinged "doors" made of soil and ...
Funny thing about Venus flytraps: They don't usually trap flies. In fact, winged insects only make up 5% of their diet. Sorenson: We really ought to be calling it the Carolina spider trap.
As he edges the container toward the wall's edge, his focus wavers, and the spider makes a quick escape. It scurries up the ...
By J. Traherne Moggridge. With specific descriptions of the Spiders, by the Rev. O. Pickard-Cambridge. (Reeve and Co., 1874.) You have full access to this article via your institution.
The trapdoor spider is one of the sneakiest hunters in the arachnid world. These clever spiders are named for their unique hunting strategy: They build burrows with hinged "doors" made of soil and ...