A new study provides detailed insights into the embryogenesis and eye development of the cave-dwelling spider Tegenaria ...

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While shooting a documentary at Castle Espie in Northern Ireland in 2021, a film crew came across a dead spider covered in a strange white substance in an abandoned gunpowder store. Now, scientists ...

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(CNN) — Scientists in Europe have identified a previously unknown species of fungus that turns cave spiders into “zombies.” The fungus lures them out of their webs before instigating an ...