Spiders

Spidey Silk? Tarantulas Have Comic Book Ability, New Research Suggests

Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Tarantulas, Video, Spider Silk, Superheroes, Tarantula Silk, Spiders, Arachnids, Spiderman, Animals, Silk, Science News

By: Joseph Castro, LiveScience Contributor Published: 05/16/2012 10:50 PM EDT on LiveScience Tarantulas, like all spiders, extrude silk fromso-c...

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PHOTOS: Invaluable Tips for the Macro Photographer

Thomas Shahan | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Photography, Digital Media, Nature Photography, Macrophotography, Bugs, Diy Ideas, Diy, Insects, Science, Spiders, Cameras, Animals, Macro, Thomas Shahan, Jumping Spiders, Exposure, Video, Green News

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Confessions of a 'Cat Woman,' or at Least One Arabian Mau

Rym Tina Ghazal | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Arab World, Women, Marriage, Cats, Men, Turtles, Spiders, Singles, Animals, Love, Dogs, Culture, Family, Culture News

Perhaps I am overreacting, but I don't understand why people give single women with cats that "oh, poor you" look, yet when they come across single men with pets -- whether they have cats, dogs, turtles, whatever -- they say: "How cute; he is so caring and sensitive."

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Spiders Take Over Australia Town

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: Spiders Australia Town, Flooding in Australia, Video, Spiders Take Over Wagga Wagga, Wolf Spider, Creepy, Animals in the News, Wagga Wagga Spiders, Arachnophobia, Spiders, Australia Weird, Spiders Take Over, Spiders Wagga Wagga, Spiders Cast Web Over Field, Silk, Weird News News

Like a scene right out of "Arachnophobia," spiders have blanketed an Australian town with silk in an attempt to get to higher ground during flood seas...

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WATCH: Huge Implications For 'Spider Silk'

Huffington Post | Chris C. Anderson | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Video, Spider Silk, Bugs, Spider-Man, Silkworm, Spiders, Genetics, Spiderman, Silkworm Study, Spider Silkworm, Silk, Science News

Hybrid silkworms that can produce a composite of worm and spider silk in large amounts have been created by scientists from the University of Wyoming....

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WATCH: Funniest Viral Videos Of The Day

Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Dancing, The Urlesque Show, Video, Spider Dad, Viral Videos, Bros on Amusement Park Ride, Funny Videos, Urlesque, Spiders, Comedy News

Today's Urlesque Show is full of people acting ridiculous. From the screaming bros on the amusement park ride (is it us, or does the guy on the lef...

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WATCH: Building 'Maman,' Louise Bourgeois' Giant Spider Sculpture

VernissageTV | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Basel, Public Art, Modern Art, Installation, Fondation Beyeler, Sculpture, Contemporary Art, Louise Bourgeois, Bronze, Spiders, UK Arts, Maman, Arts News

On the occasion of the Louise Bourgeois exhibition at Fondation Beyeler, the museum is showing the artist's famous sculpture Maman. This video documen...

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WATCH: Daddy Long Legs, Who Did Name You?

Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Learning English, Names, Vloggers, Video, Speaking English, Funny Videos, Flula Borg, Daddy Long Legs, Daddy Longlegs, Urlesque, Spiders, Flula, Comedy News

German vlogger Flula Borg recently moved to Los Angeles, and even though his English is pretty good, he's still getting the hang of some words. Take d...

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Dreaming About Spiders? Find Out What It Might Mean

The Huffington Post | Wendy Gould | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Spider Dreams, Dreams, Spiders in Dreams, Spiders, Healthy Living News

Dreams about spiders are a fairly common theme at bedtime. If you or a loved one has been covering this ground at night, you might have questions abou...

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Brown Recluse Spiders May Invade U.S.

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 06.29.2011

Read More: Brown Recluse Spiders Global Warming, Brown Recluse Spiders Spreading, Brown Recluse Spiders Warming, Recluse Spiders Spreading, Brown Recluse Spiders, Recluse Spiders Spread, Insects, Spiders, Climate Change, Recluse Spiders, Animals, Green News

Brown recluse spiders are scary, and they may be coming to a town near you. A new study, published in the journal PLoS ONE, suggests that the poten...

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PHOTO: Largest Spider Fossil Ever Found

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 06.28.2011

Read More: Nephila Jurassica, Biggest Spider Fossil Ever, Large Spider Fossil, Spider Fossil, Biggest Spider Fossil, Science, Insects, Largest Spider Fossil Ever, Spiders, Nephila Jurassica Spider, Animals, Largest Spider Fossil, Green News

Scientists have discovered what is believed to be the largest spider fossil ever. Alas, those huge, dog-sized arachnids from the movies are but a d...

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Why Are These Trees Completely Wrapped In Spiderwebs?

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 06.01.2011

Read More: Floods Trees Spiderwebs, Spiders in Trees Pakistan, Spiders in Trees, Pakistan, Pakistan Floods, Spiders, Slidefreestyle, Spiderwebs Trees, Spiderweb Trees, Pakistan Floods Spiders in Trees, Animals, Green News

What's going on in these pictures is incredible. It seems that the waters from last year's floods in Pakistan forced millions of spiders into these...

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I'm With Stupid: Make Those Smelly Feet Work for You

Todd Hartley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Socks, Kenya, Foot Odor, Africa, Malaria, Spiders, Crabs, Japan, Mosquitoes, Comedy News

Good news, if you have rancid foot odor, and you've been wondering how you can cash in on it, you may be in luck.

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Dancing Frogs And Nature Photography With Mark Moffett

Steven Crandell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photography, Extreme Exposure, Adventure, Nature, Mark Moffett, National Geographic, Annenberg Space for Photography, Environment, Ants, Tarantula, Smithsonian, Frogs, Animals, Video, Spiders, Harvard, Cambodia, Explorer, California, Asia, Arts News

Ecologist and explorer Mark Moffett was in Brazil trying to get a photograph of a frog dancing. Honest. He says no one had ever done it before. U...

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Australian Man To Live With Deadly Spiders For Charity Stunt

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Childrens-Charities, Spiders, Spider Charity Stunt, Nick Le Souef, Variety Charity, Impact News

Sixty-seven-year-old Melbourne resident Nick Le Souef will spend the next three weeks living among hundreds of poisonous spiders. According to the AF...

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Confessions of a Spider Killer

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Spiders, Arizona, Comedy News

Okay, so maybe I read too much Dostoyevsky in my youth, but still it's been bothering me all day, this need to confess. Yesterday, I killed a spider.

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Spider-Infested Ship Refused Entry To U.S. Territory

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Spiders, Guam, Guam Spiders, US Territories, Spider Ship, M.V. Altavia, South Korea, World News

HAGATNA, Guam — Authorities in the U.S. territory of Guam have turned away a ship after thousands of spiders overflowed from its cargo. The Gua...

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When Man's Best Friend Is Deadly: 9 Dangerous Pets (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tigers, Venomous Animals, Ostriches, Baby Turtles, Pets, Snakes, Slidepoll, Spiders, Big Cats, Dangerous Pets, Animals, Slidepollajax, Kinkajou, Deadly Pets, Green News

Some people just love having unusual pets -- perhaps for their cuteness or the fact that they're uncommon pets. Even Paris Hilton had her own unusual...

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Killer Funnel-Web Spiders Invade Sydney

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Spiders, Australia, Australia Spiders, Funnel-Webs, World News

Kathy Marks, The Independent Forget sharks and crocodiles: the real menace at this time of year, at least for suburban Sydneysiders, is a backyard...

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Halloween Parties and the Latest in Gruesome Candy

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Candy, Marty Feldman, Stephen Moyer, Zombies, Will Durst, Vampires, Balloon Boy, Bela Lugosi, Vomit, Spiders, Halloween, Hannibal Lecter, Goldman Sachs, Candy Corn, Douchebags, John Belushi, Filippa Hamilton, Alex O'Loughlin, True Blood, Billy Mays, Activia Yogurt, Jeffrey Dahmer, Glenn Beck, Republicans, Halloween Party, Jack Nicholson, Leatherface, Healthy Living News

Where once the King of Halloween confection was Candy Corn -- selling 8.3 billion kernels a year -- planners of today's Halloween parties lobby their new faves: the latest in gross and disgusting party food.

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New Spider Species: Cerbalus Aravensis Discovered In Israeli Dune

sciencedaily.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Spider Species, Middle East, Green, Environment, Spiders, Endangered Species, Animals, New Species, Cerbalus Aravensis, Green News

ScienceDaily (Jan. 11, 2010) -- A new and previously unknown species of spider has been discovered in the dune of the Sands of Samar in the southern A...

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Unexpectedly Beautiful Photos Of Bugs (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Animals, Photography, Insects, Spiders, Art, Nature-Photos, Bugs, Video, Green News

Bugs are definitely not the first thing that pops into our heads when we think of beauty... but check out this video of one artist's up close and pers...

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Zen and the Art of Web Spinning

Kelly Carlin | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Zen, Depression, George Carlin, Meditation, Death, Spiders, Healthy Living News

Like a spider, I am also caught up in an urge to move forward, make order and fix what has been undone by time.

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Giant Spider Kills, Eats Small Bird (PHOTO)

Telegraph | Bonnie Malkin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Spider Eats Bird, Birds, Spiders, Animals, Green News

Photographs of a giant spider eating a bird in an Australian garden have stunned wildlife experts. The pictures show the spider with its long black l...

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