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Yerevan, Armenia

Spider Statue

Destruction from Armenia's 1988 earthquake inspired an artist's sculptures of scrap metal.
Welcome to the MosquitoSphere.
science

Inside Burkina Faso’s Mosquito Dome, Where Venomous Fungus Is Put to the Test

An innovative research center dedicated to blood, biting, and beating back malaria.
Sabrina Imbler June 14, 2019
The church.
Skrzyńsko, Poland

Skrzyńsko Parish Church

Legend says a giant, venomous spider once dwelled within this Polish church.
Lots of contenders here.
spiders

The Best Bugs to Befriend in the New Year

Get to know some cuddly roaches and dramatic beetles.
Abbey Perreault December 26, 2018
Gastro Obscura

Tarantula Samosa

Tucked inside a flaky crust are layers of feta, spinach, and black, hairy legs.
The Cobweb Bridge with Boris the Spider lurking above.
Sheffield, England

Cobweb Bridge

The whimsical steel spider lurking in the shadows of this suspension bridge shows that engineers can have a sense of humor.
Researchers found this 5,000-year-old stone on a Danish island.
spiders

Found: Neolithic Spiderweb Stones in Denmark

They may have more to do with the sun than with arachnids.
Vittoria Traverso February 13, 2018
Blink and you'll miss it.
spiders

Found: The Fastest-Spinning Animal in the World

Flattie spiders can do the equivalent of a triple axel in the blink of an eye.
Vittoria Traverso February 12, 2018
spiders

Found: An Electric Blue Tarantula and More Than 30 Other New Species

A rich month of species-finding in the Guyana rain forest.
Vittoria Traverso November 27, 2017
Spiderwebs help catch pesky fruit flies.
31 days of halloween

The Heritage Beer Brewed With Some Help From Spiders

When fruit flies love your beer, you don't mind a few webs in the brewery.
Anne Ewbank October 31, 2017
STAYIN ALIVE! STAYIN ALIVE!
spiders

Disco-Dancing Peacock Spiders Are Impossible to Resist

Arachnophobes and chorophobes excepted.
Eric Grundhauser September 14, 2017
The inside of Welt der Gifte
Salzburg, Austria

Welt der Gifte

At this exhibit on the world of poison, venomous animals steal the show.
Today, this trapdoor spider is only found on a small island off the southern coast of Australia—but it undertook a long journey to get there.
science

These Australian Spiders Crossed an Ocean on a Land Raft

Don't worry, their seafaring days are over.
Kelsey Kennedy August 3, 2017
A moving man took the spider home in a lunchbox to meet his six-year-old son before it was picked up by authorities.
spiders

A Giant Spider Traveled 10,000 Miles in a Swing Set

He saw the world, with all eight eyes.
Natasha Frost July 24, 2017
Dinner for an <em>Aedes aegypti</em> mosquito.
science

A Fungus Is the Newest Weapon in the War on Mosquitoes

It's armed with spider and scorpion neurotoxins—but it only affects bloodsuckers.
Kelsey Kennedy June 14, 2017
That's not snow.
spiders

Giant 'Spider Bum Parachutes' Cover New Zealand Field

It was beautiful, if creepy.
Eric Grundhauser April 17, 2017
Underneath this watercolor portrait of Philippine Welser, wife of Archduke Ferdinand II, is a unique canvas made of ultra-thin cobwebs.
objects of intrigue

The Lost Art of Painting on Cobweb Canvases

Monks and peasant artists in the 16th century began this intricate process of re-spinning spider and caterpillar cobwebs.
Lauren Young December 6, 2016
Close up of spider web threads.
31 days of halloween

Why UFO Conspiracists Have So Many Opinions About 'Angel Hair’

The mysterious silky substance is the source of much speculation.
Naomi Russo October 18, 2016