The enemy of my enemy is my friend, or so the saying goes. In the animal kingdom, unlikely friendship pairings often come about this way. In the Amazonian rainforest, tarantulas and frogs team up for ...

The rich tapestry of life on Earth is fraying, due in large part to human-caused habitat loss and climate change. As more species disappear, researchers are racing to track this global decline in ...

OMAHA, Neb. - Don’t let the eight legs fool you, the creature scurrying through an animal shelter in Nebraska is not a massive spider. It’s just man’s best friend donning its Halloween costume. The ...

Jumping spiders are native to the U.S. and make great pets, bug lovers say. Investigators did not say what species of jumping spider was involved in the animal cruelty case. Laurie Sheppard/USFWS A ...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WJAR) — A Fall River boy with a passion for gardening and dogs is doing all he can to help those looking for a home. In the summer months, 5-year-old Jaisper Rebello and his mom, ...

The brain of a sea creature that lived over 500 million years ago was organised like that of a spider – suggesting that arachnids may have not evolved on land as previously thought. Mollisonia lived ...