Other types of sea spiders that don’t live near seeps largely eat other invertebrates. But the researchers found the new sea ...

According to the National Academy of Science the 3 new species use methane, with the help of bacteria, to get energy.

Nature finds a way. Even in the most inhospitable conditions on Earth, life figures out how to not only survive but flourish. Take sea spiders, for example. A new study by researchers at Occidental ...

The research offers new insights on interactions between creatures on the mysterious seafloor and sheds light on the methane ...

This previously unknown symbiotic relationship helps keep methane—a major greenhouse gas—trapped in the ocean.

Scientists on the US West Coast say they discovered three previously unknown species of deep-sea spider that could have a ...

A research team led by Occidental College has identified a previously unknown symbiosis; deep sea spiders that cultivate and ...

One of three methane-eating, deep-sea spider species recently discovered off the Southern California coast. One of three ...

This week, medical researchers ruled out brainstem CT scanning alone for proof of neurologic death. Researchers at Yale ...

Another unusual trait is the caterpillar's exclusive choice of insect parts or spider exoskeletons for their casing, rather than natural materials like bark or leaves, when tested in a lab.

In this symbiotic relationship, bacteria take up real estate on the spider’s exoskeletons, and in return, the microbes convert carbon-rich methane and oxygen into sugars and fats the spiders can ...