#spiders

Pets & Animals | Animals

Spiders about to invade Brit homes as mating season kicks off - how to repel them - Mirror Online

With September just around the corner, it means spider mating season is almost here and that terrifying time of year has almost arrived when they pop out of nowhere to sprint across the floor or hang dauntingly above us

Miscellaneous | Other Kinds of Whatnot

Study Finds Spiders Are Victorious in Battles Against Snakes | Mental Floss

A recent study looked at hundreds of records of spiders killing and eating snakes—even snakes many times their size.

Home Improvement | Household Tips & DIY

The Reason You Shouldn’t Kill the Spiders in Your House, According to an Entomologist | Mental Floss

Even if you don’t usually see them, spiders are likely always in your house. And they’re paying rent, sort of.

Pets & Animals | pets and animals

Brown recluse, black widow and other dangerous spiders found in the US | Fox News

A look at some of the most venomous spiders found in the United States and what symptoms appear if you’re bitten.

Pets & Animals | Animals

Newfound spider species masquerades as a dried-up leaf

In the animal kingdom, sometimes the best survival strategy is to pretend to be something you're not — either to ambush unsuspecting prey or to convince predators that you're not very tasty

Pets & Animals | Animals

Fish-eating spider dolomedes briangreenei discovered | BGR

Well hello there, friend! Who's a cute little aquatic arachnid? Yes, the creature you see above is a spider that can actually surf on top of waves and hunt for a wide variety of animals including not only insects but also fish and toads.

Pets & Animals | Animals

Australia spider may be new species of deadly funnel-web

Australian scientists have discovered what could be a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider, after finding a large specimen living in a national park. The 50-millimetre (two-inch) spider found in Booderee National Park near Jervis B

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

27 Reasons You Shouldn’t Move to Australia! | Ripbird

Australia may seem like a nice place and it truly is, there are quite a few things that you may want to know about it first before thinking of moving there, such as it having some of the most extreme climates out there. It’s also a country known to have some of the most dangerous creatures in the world!