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02 Jul 2021

Chennai customs picks parcel with 107 live spiders, cargo to be sent back

A parcel containing 107 plastic vials with live spiders was intercepted by Air Customs officials in Chennai. The Animal Quarantine Officials recommended sending the parcel back to its origin country, Poland.

15 Jan 2018

Seven new species of spiders discovered; named after Harry Potter, GoT characters

Two species are named after spider characters from the classic works by J R R Tolkien.

25 Dec 2017

Scientists name new spider species after Bob Marley

In 2009, the sea along the coastline of Queensland in Australia receded to such an extent that it exposed a population of spiders.

24 Oct 2017

We are born with the fear of snakes and spiders, says study

Researchers conclude that fear of snakes and spiders is of evolutionary origin.

27 Sep 2017

New 'smiley-faced' spider species discovered; named after Obamas, Leo DiCaprio

The team was able to identify and formally describe fifteen new species.

08 Sep 2017

Two new species of spider found in Mumbai’s Aarey Milk Colony

This is for the first time that a jumping spider of an African genus is being reported from Mumbai.

09 Jul 2017

Newly discovered spider species has found a namesake in a Harry Potter character! - Read

The newfound wolf spider crab species has a one inch long body (excluding the legs), with two black and three white stripes of setae, or hairs, on its upper body.

30 May 2017

Arachnid alert: Last seen 122 years ago in Burma, rare jumping spider makes an appearance in Mumbai!

Jumping spiders form 13% of the global spider diversity and family Salticidae, under which they are classified, is the largest family of spiders.

13 Apr 2017

Researchers identify new species of cave-dwelling spiders!

Califorctenus cacachilensis is in the same group of spiders (Family Ctenidae) as the notoriously highly venomous Brazilian wandering spider.

11 Apr 2017

Arachnid population increases as scientists discover 50 new species of spiders in Australia!

The research expedition was conducted on Quinkan country, near Cooktown, which is currently being considered for national heritage listing.

15 Mar 2017

Spiders beat humans, whales by consuming upto 800 million tones of prey each year

Researchers have revealed that spiders wipe out an estimated 400-800 million tonnes of prey every year, compared to an estimated 280-500 million tonnes of prey that the world's whales eat.

22 Dec 2016

NASA orbiter detects small troughs growing on Mars which may become 'spiders'

Using NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) data, researchers have detected cumulative growth of erosion-carved troughs that may be infant versions of larger features known as Martian "spiders".

Peacock spiders

03 Oct 2016

Your arachnophobia may just rise a notch: Seven new species of Peacock spiders discovered!

For most people out there, more species of spiders is not exactly a piece of information that needs celebration, but the scientists are elated!

14 Jan 2016

'Spiders' spotted on Mars?

Recently, a shape similar to spiders has been spotted on the surface of the Red Planet when NASA spacecraft captured an incredibly close-up image.

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