MUNCIE, Ind. – Spiders are perhaps the most feared invertebrates on the planet. Their eight long legs seem to move almost as if each of them has a mind of their own rather than belonging to one ...

Scientists have observed a new parasitic behavior between a wasp and a social species of spider, where the spider re-learned ...

Viewers were paralyzed with fear. An Arizona biologist sent shudders across social media after showcasing the scary, incapacitating effects of a spider wasp’s sting — which can immobilize its victims ...

A common expression foreshadowing the topic of this discussion might be, “What goes around, comes around." For instance, if spiders are the worst nightmares of flies, then, to go around, wasps must ...

The interactions between spider hosts and parasitoid wasps constitute a remarkable example of co‐evolution, where intricate behavioural and physiological modifications underpin the survival strategies ...

Wasp vs spider Larvae of a clever, yet ruthless, wasp turn their spider victim into a zombie before forcing it to frantically build them a home -- and then kill it, a new study has found. The ...

They are the stuff of nightmares — huge, creepy, crawling (and flying) bugs — and this is the time of year when you’ll find them in large numbers. But don’t worry, these critters are (basically) ...

Watching fights between creatures in the wild can be an interesting insight into how they attack opponents and defend themselves. It says a lot about their evolution and how they have developed into ...