The jumping spider doesn’t mimic ants for attention — rather ... another species of fungus found in Europe and Asia causes white-nose disease, which has ravaged bat populations in the United ...

Australia is home to a fascinating spider species known as Walckenaer’s studded triangular spider (Arkys walckenaeri), part ...

Many insects have evolved to look just like ants to escape predators, but it turns out that spiders might also be able to mimic ants—and ... accurate ant-mimicking spider (Myrmarachne macleayana ...

Now researchers have evidence that an orb-weaving spider (Araneus ventricosus) manipulates the flashing signals of male fireflies ensnared in its web such that they mimic the typical flashes of a ...