I received the following message: “We found a painted ant-nest frog today, a peculiar frog with an incredible natural history. Once thought to be a species belonging to the group of poisonous dart ...

A recently published article studies the mutually beneficial ecological relationships and evolutionary adaptations of tarantulas. The study reveals that the infamous spiders are actually often on ...

Scientists have found evidence that the hairy bodies of some tarantulas keep them safe from a dangerous—but tiny—foe. Reading time 3 minutes Scientists may have solved a mystery about one of nature’s ...

Saporito, Ralph A., Garraffo, H. Martin, Donnelly, Maureen A., Edwards, Adam L., Longino, John T., and Daly, John W. 2004. "Formicine Ants: An Arthropod Source for ...