Image of the brightly colored spider, Siler collingwoodi. The spider fools predators by pretending to be an ant. Hua Zeng. In a study published in the journal iScience, the researchers found that ...

Although sun spiders do not seem to want to eat ants, they will kill large numbers of them at once. Why do sun spiders attack They have a fearsome reputation and will prey on a variety of insects ...

Ant‐eating spiders represent a fascinating model of trophic specialisation and adaptive evolution. These predators exhibit a narrow dietary spectrum (myrmecophagy), targeting specific ant taxa ...

Tarantulas are hairy so that the army ants cleaning their homes don't eat them alive, a new study suggests. The study, published Aug. 6 in the Journal of Natural History, proposes several new ...

These spiders also eat nectar and ant larvae, and if they’re really hungry, they’ll eat each other. ... The Goliath bird-eating spider is eaten after its irritating hairs are singed off.

Just when Georgians were getting used to the idea of Joro spiders sharing their yards, another invasive species is creeping in—and this one stings. The Asian needle ant, a small but venomous insect, ...

Sun spiders, also known as camel spiders, aren’t actually spiders at all. ... Although sun spiders do not seem to want to eat ants, they will kill large numbers of them at once.

Tarantulas' hairy bodies protect against the scavenging, spider-eating army ants that clean their nests, scientists say. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Tarantulas are hairy so that the army ants cleaning their homes don't eat them alive, a new study suggests. The study, published Aug. 6 in the Journal of Natural History, proposes several new ...