How a Hidden Fungus Outsmarts Spiders—And Why It’s Named for David Attenborough

A fungus that turns spiders into zombies sounds like something straight out of a horror movie. Both arachnophobes and people ...

Meet The Spider With The Ultimate Anti-Predator Trick. Hint: It Builds Fake Decoys Of Itself

This spider doesn’t run or hide when danger strikes. Instead, it builds a fake version of itself — and predators fall for it.
Highbrow Magazine

‘Fire and Ash’ Delivers a More Action-Packed Entry for ‘Avatar’

It’s finally time for the third 'Avatar' movie. 'Fire and Ash' cranks up the action and danger for a sequel that’s better ...
Scared Of on MSN

4 insects you should never kill when you find them indoors

Most of us have the same instant reaction when we spot a creepy crawler making its way across our living room floor. We reach for whatever's nearby to squash it, no questions asked. Here's the thing, ...
AOL

DoorDash Driver Claims She Pepper Sprayed Food in Attempt to Kill Spider Before Her Arrest

A former DoorDash driver has shared her side of the story after she was accused of pepper spraying food that she was delivering, claiming that she was merely trying to kill a spider she saw inside of ...
People

Former DoorDash Driver Accused of Pepper-Spraying Food Claims She Was Trying to Kill a Spider

Kourtney N. Stevenson was arrested in Kentucky, charged with two counts of Battery Resulting in Moderate Injury and two counts of Consumer Product Tampering Inside Edition/YouTube In security footage ...
Us Weekly

DoorDash Driver Claims She Pepper Sprayed Food in Attempt to Kill Spider Before Her Arrest

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X A former DoorDash driver has shared her side of the story after she was accused of pepper spraying ...
IFLScience

There Have Been At Least 50 Incidents Of Spiders Capturing And Eating Bats (That We Know Of)

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

Word from the Smokies: Wait, don’t kill it! Spiders protect us from disease

Although the word “spider” may elicit a “yuck” or an “ew” from many readers, the true nature of these oft-feared critters is not as icky as one might suppose. Arachnids provide essential services for ...
AllHipHop

At this point I will just eat Little Debbie’: Mississippi woman buys grapes from Costco. Then she takes a closer look at what’s inside the package

One Costco shopper got way more than she was looking for in the produce aisle, and it definitely wasn’t on the shopping list. TikTok creator Heather Sumrall (@heartofheather) posted the now-viral ...
WKRN-TV

Invasive Joro spiders creeping into Middle Tennessee are relatively harmless

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Two new studies suggest an invasive spider spotted in Middle Tennessee is relatively harmless. The Joro spider, which hails from East Asia, was first spotted in Maryland in ...
IFLScience

Flying Spiders Are Real, But It’s Not As Frightening As It Sounds

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...