Arachnids don’t just include spiders, though. Only around 50,000 species are spiders. Ticks, scorpions, mites, and harvestmen, or daddy long legs, are also arachnids. Both insects and arachnids have ...

Mosquitoes cause around a million deaths per year. So, scientists are coming up with genetic engineering techniques that ...

Pound-for-pound, grasshopper mice are among the fiercest predators in the desert borderlands, and they’re unfazed by venomous prey.

the Scorpion-Tailed Spider has a body structure that comically mimics a scorpion. This mimicry acts as a deterrent to predators, liberating the spider to prey on insects without interference. Its web ...

Insects, of course ... The problem is that scorpions and spiders don’t actually look very much alike; by the same logic, we should all be afraid of moths based on their similarity, such as ...

Sting from a scorpion Onset of local pain and tingling after a scorpion is seen in the area The main symptoms are pain, tingling and numbness at the sting site About 85% cause only local symptoms at ...

Brookfield Zoo’s role in rehabilitating confiscated animals dates back decades, due in part to its proximity to O’Hare, a key ...

This unique characteristic can be found in a variety of species, from the infamous snakes and scorpions to certain insects like spiders and wasps. These animals have evolved to deliver their venom ...

For decades, scientists believed that arachnids, a group that includes spiders, scorpions, mites, and horseshoe crabs, made a single transition from water to land. This long-standing view shaped ...