Daddy longlegs are arachnids. They are also known as the harvestman. Though they closely resemble spiders, they are actually quite different. Two factors that set them apart from spiders are a ...

Spiders belong to a subgroup of terrestrial ... Commonly called daddy long-legs or harvestmen, the real name for this spindly bug is the cranefly. It's often confused with a spider, which it's ...

While out, I also found woodlice, harvestmen, spiders, weevils and my first moth of the year. The chestnut moth overwinters as an adult. While numbers in flight peak during March and October, the moth ...

A fungus named in honor of Sir David Attenborough is warping the bodies and even minds of spiders in Ireland. Researchers found that many Metellina merianae spiders across Ireland have become ...

Experts have revealed that the spectacle of spiders falling from the sky is a natural occurrence. A chilling spectacle unfolded in Sao Thome das Letras, Brazil, as hundreds of eight-legged ...

Here’s how it works. One of Australia's biggest and deadliest spiders is actually three different species, researchers discover — and one of these behemoth arachnids is even bigger than the rest.

The more common Sydney funnel-webs can grow up to 1.9 inches. The nocturnal black arachnids are usually spotted within around 93 miles of Sydney, Australia's largest city, and are mostly active ...

Newly described scorpion can spray and inject its venom — the first South American species known to do this. A scientist has discovered the first species of South American scorpion that sprays ...

Female fireflies who murder their mates. These are some of our favorite mating behaviors among insects and arachnids. Stag beetles square off in a wrestling match to defend their resources—which ...

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists. Nicknamed 'big boy', it can grow up to 9cm (3.54 inches) compared with 5cm ...

Scientists in Australia say a group of “unusually large” funnel-web spiders is actually a new species in its own right. Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study ...

Spider experts have long suspected the Sydney funnel-web was more than one species because there’s such a range in the size and anatomy of individual spiders. Now an international team of scientists ...