A study led by Simon Fraser University's resident 'spider man,' PhD candidate Andreas Fischer, reveals new details about how female false widow spiders (Steatoda grossa) communicate using ...

There are six species of false widow spiders that live in the UK (Steatoda nobilis, Steatoda grossa, Steatoda bipunctata, Steatoda albomaculata, Steatoda triangulosa and Asagena phalerata). They are ...

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Baby cupboard spiders that can’t find enough food resort to devouring their siblings. Cannibalism has been observed in several spider species, but it typically involves adult females eating ...

Steatoda grossa - is more common in southern England and particularly so towards the SW though a succession of mild winters over the last 15 years or so has allowed this species to increase its ...

These are: The rabbit hutch spider (Steatoda bipunctata) The cupboard spider (Steatoda grossa) The noble false widow (Steatoda nobilis) Only the cupboard spider and the noble false widow are ...

A study led by Simon Fraser University’s resident “spider man,” PhD candidate Andreas Fischer, reveals new details about how female false widow spiders (Steatoda grossa) communicate using ...