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Spiders

Watch This Tiny Rainbow Peacock Spider Dance the Performance of His Life

They dance not just to attract the ladies, but to survive.

Lauren Young September 9, 2016

British Zoo Enjoys Record Tarantula Birth

Two hundred tiny Monserrat tarantulas now have the run of the Chester Zoo.

Cara Giaimo August 15, 2016

Aaron Rodriques

The Bronx Bug Whisperer and His Traveling Insect Zoo

Can insects and humans get to know each other?

Atlas Obscura June 22, 2016

Permanently Closed

Williamstown, Vermont

Knight's Spider Web Farm

The "original web site," this farm in Northern Vermont encourages orb-weaver spiders to build their daily webs, and then sells the preserved masterpieces.

Japan’s Annual Spider Battle is the Arachnid Equivalent of WWE

Eight-legged wrestling, for your entertainment.

Emerson Easley June 20, 2016

Watch 2 Jumping Spiders Get Flirty and Awkward

Love is hard. Ask these arachnids.

Tao Tao Holmes May 9, 2016

Presenting the Closest Relative to Modern Spiders Ever Found

The fossil is 305 million years old.

Erik Shilling March 30, 2016

Newly-Identified Spider Rides Waves, Catches Fish

The spider is named for a Columbia University string theorist.

Erik Shilling March 9, 2016

(Photo: Peter Hannam/Twitter)

Fleeting Wonders: An Australian Spider Boom

"Perfect conditions" for massive amounts of new arachnids in Sydney.

Cara Giaimo March 7, 2016

objects of intrigue

Object of Intrigue: The Spider Named After David Bowie

Urvija Banerji January 12, 2016

Overcome Your Arachnophobia By Cuddling a Spider at the London Zoo

Ella Morton November 16, 2015

FOUND: A Spider as Heavy as a Puppy

Sarah Laskow October 27, 2015

The Tarantula-Possessed Women Who Could Only Be Cured By Dance

Angelica Calabrese October 26, 2015

FOUND: The Nerves That Spiders Use During Sex

Sarah Laskow July 8, 2015

Art, Armor, and Airbags: Spider Silk As A Miracle Material

Eric Grundhauser May 12, 2015

objects of intrigue

Objects of Intrigue: The Spiders Who Spun in Space

Allison Meier September 29, 2014

society adventures

Society Adventures: Spider Safari

Annetta Black October 29, 2013

Guide to Islands You Don't Want to Visit, Pt.2

Shannon O'Haire August 30, 2013