Marbled orb weavers (Araneus marmoreus) rarely bite, but when they do, it's similar to a wasp sting. They have yellow-spotted orange abdomens that have brown or purple markings with reddish to ...

The bright contrast of yellow and black on a spider may make it look very scary, but most do more good than harm. Here's how to identify friends and foes.

The marbled orb-weaver (Araneus marmoreus), sometimes referred to as the pumpkin spider, is the most common orange spider. The female is easily identifiable by its bulbous abdomen, which is bright ...

AJCM publishes original articles relating to traditional or ethnomedicine of all cultures, specifically in indigenous medical techniques, medicinal plants, and medical concepts.

Sea cucumbers are usually, well cucumber-shaped. However there are exceptions. Some have a wonderful collection of tentacles in odd-places, some are prickly, some look like a strawberry with tree-like ...

If you are a fan of crinoids (and who isn’t) you might enjoy this short documentary (27mins), Living Fossils, which features our friend Charles Messing from Nova Southeastern University.

Mushroom polysaccharides are important bioactive compounds derived from mushrooms with various beneficial properties. In this study, the chemical characterization and bioactivities of polysaccharide ...

Acacia gum is a hybrid polyelectrolyte containing both protein and polysaccharide subunits. We study the interfacial rheology of its adsorption layers at the oil/water interface and compare it with ...