Jun 09 2011

Diving Bell Spider Uses Bubble Like Gills

Tag: Bugs,Insects,Life Science,Spiders — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 4:48 pm
A bubble of air inside an underwater silk sack allows one species of spider to remain underwater for hours at a time.

Jun 01 2011

Spiders, Too, at Risk in Human-Altered World

Tag: Animals,Bugs,Insects,Pesticides,Spiders — Emily Sohn @ 12:58 pm
They may be creepy-crawly, but spiders are a bellwether for a healthy environment. And their numbers are in decline.

May 25 2011

Animal Mating Tips Revealed

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Behavior,Animal Communication,Animals,Cats,Crustaceans,Dogs,Fish,Horses,Insects and Arachnids,Mammals,Primates,Rodents,Sharks,Snakes,Spiders,Wild Birds — Tim Wall @ 10:55 pm
Variety is the spice of life and animals know it pays to be flexible.

May 25 2011

Animal Mating Tips Revealed

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Behavior,Animal Communication,Animals,Cats,Crustaceans,Dogs,Fish,Horses,Insects and Arachnids,Mammals,Primates,Rodents,Sharks,Snakes,Spiders,Wild Birds — Tim Wall @ 10:55 pm
Variety is the spice of life and animals know it pays to be flexible.

May 18 2011

Tarantulas Shoot Out Silk Like Spiderman

Tag: Animals,Arachnids,Spiders,Tarantula — Jessica Marshall @ 11:00 am
A fall can be fatal for these spiders, but they have a sticky trick to make sure they land safely.

May 16 2011

Youthful Ingenuity Honored at Intel Science Fair

Tag: Animals,Asteroids,Bacteria,Building,Ceremonies,Chemistry,Community,Devices,Disaster Scenarios,Earth,Engineering,Experiments,Family Members,Fear,Fish,Flies,Fruit,Hearing,High School,Inventions,Kids,Laboratories,Meteorites,Nobel Prize,Nuclear Science,Particles,Plants,Plastic,Recipes,Science,Scientists,Sight,Spiders,Technology,Transportation,Tumor,Yeast and Bread Machine — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 6:24 pm
Young scientists receive awards in international competition.

Apr 13 2011

Top 20 Most Unusual ‘RAP Star’ Species

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Behavior,Animals,Books,Current Events,Fish,Humans,Insects and Arachnids,Mammals,Photography,Spiders,Travel,Video,Wildlife Conservation — Jennifer Viegas @ 3:36 pm
These species are some of the most biologically surprising, unique or threatened recent discoveries.

Mar 04 2011

Mazda Issues Recall Over Spider in Fuel Tank

Tag: Engines,Safety,Spiders,Vehicles — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 6:04 pm
A simple spider has tipped the car manufacturer off to a potentially dangerous problem.

Feb 25 2011

‘Walking Cactus’ Fossil Reveals Body Armor Evolution

Tag: Animals,Crustaceans,Fossils,Insects,Sea Creatures,Spiders — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 3:18 pm
The creature appears to have been the first of its kind to stride on bendable, hard-covered legs.

Jan 21 2011

Sharks Swimming in Australia’s Flooded Streets

Tag: Animal Behavior,Animals,Current Events,Humans,Marine Life,Sharks,Snakes,Spiders,Travel,Video — Jennifer Viegas @ 2:00 pm
Flood victims in Australia have a new danger to contend with: sharks swimming down their streets.
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