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If any spider can be described as cute, it’s the cat-faced orb weaver. Never mind that it has eight legs and eight eyes and builds webs that you could walk into face-first in your yard or on a hiking trail.
Hello everyone! Today I’ll tell you about the biggest zoo in Russia. It is the Moscow Zoo. It opened on February 12, 1864. It was the beginning of the 20th century. The zoo existed on money from tickets, but it was not enough…
A new genetic study finds that the cave spider Phanetta subterranea, North America's most widespread troglobiont, shows remarkably low genetic diversity across a range of more than 400,000 square kilometers.
A new monotypic genus of Australian orb-weaving spider, Venomius, with its type species V. tomhardyi, has been described from southern Australia. Its unusual pedipalp anatomy and Venom-inspired name are drawing attention.
Visitors watch capybaras enjoy food during an animal enrichment program at Lotte World Aquarium in Songpa District, southern Seoul. Courtesy of Lotte World Aquarium Lotte World Aquarium in Songpa District, southern Seoul, has launched a series of tailored behavioral enrichment…
How much wild is enough? The burning question is being asked in Badenoch this week by a legendary campaigner for nature. “We all have opinions about the return of sea eagles, pine martens, beavers, wild boar, and even the potential…
Researchers have described two new species of recluse spiders from the Ecuadorian Andes, one found living in and around homes near Quito, while also rejecting a controversial synonymy and mapping the country's Loxosceles diversity.
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - More than a thousand guests have made for a busy first weekend at Zoo New York’s biggest yearly fundraiser, Boo at the Zoo. The zoo’s Halloween festivities began Saturday, running from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A new business is bringing the wonders of the animal kingdom directly to schools and care homes. Black Country Critters, based in Kingswinford, offers educational animal encounters across the region and is led by former primary school teacher Steve Emson,…
PHOENIX - Creepy and poisonous, people often stay away from black widows. But Arizona State University researchers say a thing or two can actually be learned from the spider. It is the season for the creepy and crawly. But at ASU's…