While they may incite fear due to their impressive dimensions, these spiders play crucial roles in their ecosystems and have become subjects of significant scientific interest and study.
Cilantica agasthyaensisis one of the new species included in a new genus of tarantulas from the Western Ghats. | Zeeshan Mirza via Mongabay A researcher described four new species of tarantulas ...
The Sydney funnel-web spider is one of the most deadly species of spider in the world. Now scientists in Australia have discovered a new funnel-web spider which is even bigger and more venomous.