California Man Suffers Scorpion Sting on Testicles While Staying at Las Vegas; What Causes Mass Infestation of These Arachnids?

Medicine & Technology May 15, 2024

A man is suing a luxury resort after getting stung by scorpions on testicles while asleep. Continue reading the article to learn more.

Killer Arachnids Found: New Pirate Spider Species Discovered on South Atlantic Island

Feb 18, 2024

The spiders were initially thought to belong to a different species, but scientists then discovered that had an entirely different species. Read to learn more.

240 Million-Years-Old Fossils of New Scorpion Species Discovered in Milan Museum

Jul 23, 2023

A new species of scorpion was discovered in the Milan Museum of Natural History in Italy. Read on to know the details.

Blind Arachnids: Funnel Web Spiders in Israel, Slowly Losing Sight Based on Novel Analysis

Feb 21, 2023

Spiders with losing sight found in some caves in Israel, are they going to be completely blind or still see the sun? Read on to know more!

Giant Huntsman Spider Biggest Ever Recorded: Can You Touch It? Are These Aggressive?

Dec 30, 2022

Meet the Giant Huntsman Spider, the biggest ever recorded. Read on to know more about spiders!

High School Student Discovers Two New-to-Science Scorpion Species, Called Them ‘Alkali Sink Specialists’

Aug 16, 2022

Two new scorpion species have recently been identified by high school students from California. They are called “alkali sink specialists.” Read to know more.

Male Spider Evades Sexual Cannibalism by Catapulting Itself Midair

Apr 26, 2022

Biologists discovered that male spiders from this species catapult themselves away from females during mating. Learn more about why the spiders jump as high as possible from their supposed partners.

Bambootula: Never Before Seen Tarantula Discovered in High Forests of Thailand by Wildlife YouTuber

Mar 08, 2022

Tarantulas are large but harmless, hairy spiders that resides in almost any part of the world. Read on to know more about a new tarantula species that live in bamboo stems.

New Spider-Killing Nematode Species Discovered; Named After 'Arachnophobia' Star Jeff Daniels

Jan 20, 2022

A new parasitic nematode species was discovered to have anti-arachnid abilities. The roundworm was named after the 'Arachnophobia' star Jeff Daniels.

Face Mites Live on the Face so Humans are Never Alone!

Apr 08, 2021

No man is alone because humans have face mites that they might not even know! They are insects that live on the face passed down by parents to their babies but rarely cause harm.

Are Spider Bites Really Dangerous Or Is It Time We Change Our View of the Poor Arachnid?

Dec 20, 2019

Identifying these spiders is easy and knowing them could save a person from suffering the fate of being bitten.

Spider Toxin - Injected Fungi Increases the Rate of Killing Malaria Carrying Mosquitoes, Says Study

Jun 04, 2019

When injected with a spider bite toxin known as Hybrid, the mosquito-killing fungi becomes deadlier.

Spider's Silk Makes Wonder: Scientists Found Less Clues To Spider Mysteries

May 06, 2017

Scientists, above all years of hard work, still does not have the ideas about the mysteries of the spider's genome.

Tick-Bourne ‘Bourbon Virus’ Wreaks Havoc on Kansas

Dec 23, 2014

While these little arachnids are not much to look at, ticks are the carriers of a myriad of diseases, which makes them of great importance to researchers. History has shown that they can cause sepsis, this past summer researchers discovered that the Lone Star tick can create a severe allergy to red meats, and now health officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that a new tick-borne virus can even cause multiple organ failure.