Discover the fascinating step-by-step process of creating a unique, spider-shaped DIY ant farm from scratch. Watch as acrylic ...

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A timid jumping spider uses the scent of ants as a secret weapon to save itself from becoming the somewhat soggy prey of the predatory spitting spider. The downside to this plan is that jumping ...

I put the small brown ant I had mounted (but never identified) under a microscope and peered down at it. Two huge, headlight-like eyes stared back at me. That couldn’t be right; ants don’t have eyes ...

Sometimes you have to fake it to make it. Scientists from Peking University in China have discovered a spider species that does exactly that by mimicking the behavior of ants to avoid being eaten. To ...

Spiders that pretend to be ants to fool predators have an unusual problem when it comes to sex. How do they get the attention of potential mates without breaking character to birds that want to eat ...

A colorful jumping spider mimics multiple species of ants, and its repertoire of impressions seems to help it scare off one of its fiercest predators. By Sam Jones Siler collingwoodi is a spider that ...

Although spiders do help us by eating pests such as mosquitos, many people still aren't wild about having the things in their homes. Such folks may be interested in new research which suggests that ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – An Oregon State University researcher found a new species of an ant-mimicking spider in a rare fossil from Colombia, the university announced Monday. The specimen, which ...

To avoid being eaten, some jumping spiders pretend to be ants, a new study has found. Protective mimicry is a remarkable example of adaptive evolution: Moths can be colored like butterflies and ...

To make a spider flee, bring on the fire ants. Or rather, just their chemical signals. Some spiders common in North American homes avoid building their webs in chambers that recently housed European ...