spiders

What to do in case of bites from flat-headed pit vipers, black widows, and brown recluse spiders: preventive measures

With the arrival of summer, outdoor activity increases, and with it, the exposure to bites from spiders, vipers, and other venomous species. The Zoonosis Division of the Decentralized Management Unit South Zone of the Chubut Health Secretariat provides recommendations on...

Fossil of a Giant Spider Found, One of the Largest on Record

In Australia, a country where the presence of arachnids is common, researchers have found one of the most impressive fossil sites in recent decades: the fossil of a giant spider. This discovery, published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean...

Inspiration: New spider species baptized with pop songs

A Chinese scientist went viral for an original inspiration that drove him. He named spider species after pop songs. Specifically, he defined the names based on songs by Jay Chou, the popular "Mandopop" artist, a Chinese subgenre. While the article...

On a US island, a creature entered and devoured everything, now only two of the most feared species coexist.

In 1940, a creature sneaked into an island in the USA and devoured everything. Today, only **two of the most feared species** by humans coexist alone. In **Guam**, an island of the United States in the Pacific, the presence of...

Discover a giant spider millions of years old

Scientists discovered in McGraths Flat, east of Australia, the fossilized remains of a giant spider that inhabited the area 11 million years ago. This discovery offers a unique glimpse into a very different past for the region. The spider, named...

The swamp spider, saved from extinction

```html The marsh spiders are a vital species of arachnids for the health of wetlands in the United Kingdom. Their importance is such that over a decade ago, the Chester Zoo in England took on a monumental challenge: rescuing them...

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