Hidden in the Splatter: The Complex Evolution of Bird-Dropping Crab Spiders

Sometimes, the best survival strategy is disguising yourself like something no one wants to eat, much less mess with and dig ...

Weird bird mouths go all the way back to the first avian dinosaur

CT scans also indicate Archaeopteryx had nerve endings in the end of its beak—part of what’s known as a bill-tip organ. Again ...
Scientific American

These spiders weave themselves giant doppelgängers to scare away predators

The spider doppelgängers are made of prey carcasses, plant debris, and other organic materials. They have a central structure from which “legs” branch out. The team proposes that the constructions ...
BBC Wildlife

How tiny spiders are able to kill and eat snakes up to a metre long and an enormous 355 times their weight

The way food-chains usually work is that small things get eaten by bigger things, which in turn get eaten by even bigger things. But it’s not always that simple, says Stuart Blackman. A review back in ...
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5 Spider-Man Movies That Are 10/10, No Notes

Tom Holland's Peter Parker in the final battle of Spider-Man: No Way Home. Image via Sony Pictures Releasing Feel free to connect with him or check out his work. He's everywhere — Upwork, YouTube, ...
a-z-animals

The Bird-Eating Tarantula That Nightmares Are Made Of

The eastern tarantula (Selenocosmia crassipes) is a formidable spider that could give anyone — not just arachnophobes — quite a fright. Commonly known as Australia’s “bird-eating spider,” its ...
Yahoo

Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh Meets Tarantula on Royal Tour — and Has a Very Different Reaction Than Kate Middleton

Princess Kate seemed charmed when she met a large tarantula in 2021, with a link to one of her children's names Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh let her emotions show when she met a tarantula during a ...
AOL

Duchess Sophie comes face-to-face with huge bird-eating spider in Amazon jungle

Duchess Sophie encountered the formidable "king of spiders" during her visit to the Peruvian Amazon, displaying visible apprehension. The royal brought her hand to her chest, mouth, and forehead while ...
Science Daily

After 25 years, scientists solve the bird-eating bat mystery

After decades of mystery, scientists have finally proven that Europe’s largest bat, the greater noctule, hunts and eats small songbirds mid-air—more than a kilometer above ground. Using tiny ...
The Courier-Journal

Here's how to keep squirrels out of a bird feeder and from eating your pumpkins

To keep squirrels out of bird feeders, using bird seed coated in hot pepper oil is an effective solution. When using pepper-treated seed, wear gloves and avoid making your own mixture to prevent ...
Miami Herald

Creatures that look and smell like bird poop are new species from Southeast Asia

Two new species of bird-dropping crab spiders have been discovered in Malaysia and the Philippines, according to a study. Polina Koroleva Unsplash A scientist has discovered two new species of crab ...