While I am a big fan of spiders year-round, now is the time of year when I truly appreciate their presence in my yard as they stalk their herbivorous insect prey. One of the most beautiful spiders I ...

Many spiders rely on camouflage to survive and catch prey. Audubon just wrapped up our first week of summer day camp, which means I spent a decent amount of time outside with 8 – 11-year-olds ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

During the last week of June, anyone traveling in the region is going to notice the abundant and diverse display of wildflowers blooming in the open spaces of fields and roadsides. The growth offers ...

A new analysis of an exquisitely preserved fossil that lived half a billion years ago suggests that arachnids—spiders and their close kin—evolved in the ocean, challenging the widely held belief that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bird-dropping spider (Phrynarachne decipiens, Thomisidae) is a species of crab spider. It mimics a bird dropping in its appearance ...