Mygalomorph spiders comprise an ancient infraorder characterised by trapdoor builders, funnel-web weavers and large-bodied tarantulas. Their deep evolutionary history and morphological conservatism ...

Researchers studying interactions between predators and their prey in the Amazon rainforest spotted one encounter with a giant spider that'll leave arachnophobes trembling. Scientists stumbled upon a ...

A dinner plate-sized tarantula with a big appetite preyed on a young opossum during a recent hunt in the Amazon rainforest — and the horrifying encounter was caught on tape. Biologists at the ...

Yes, we have tarantulas! In Georgia? Well, not exactly. But close. Among the constituents of Georgia’s diverse spider fauna are the fascinating purseweb spiders. These “mygalomorph” spiders are ground ...

Researchers studying interactions between predators and their prey in the Amazon rainforest spotted one encounter with a giant spider that’ll leave arachnophobes trembling. Scientists stumbled upon a ...