Tag: spiders

July 24, 2023 at 10:42 am

What is ‘Ten Legs, Eight Broken’? This Poem About A Wounded Spider Is Making TikTokers Weep

What is 'Ten Legs, Eight Broken'? This Poem About A Wounded Spider Is Making TikTokers Weep

Not many poems have achieved this level of popularity or reach

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January 31, 2023 at 1:55 am

Australian Family had Giant Spider as a Roommate for a Year And They Share Their Thoughts

Australian Family had Giant Spider as a Roommate for a Year And They Share Their Thoughts

Nightmare fuel or a friendly reminder that spiders aren’t really that dangerous?

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December 20, 2022 at 12:45 am

Certain Spider Species are Becoming Social and Smarter

Certain Spider Species are Becoming Social and Smarter

This isn’t as scary as it sounds…

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November 19, 2022 at 9:07 am

Experts Advise Not to Throw Away Your Lawn Leaves This Fall

Experts Advise Not to Throw Away Your Lawn Leaves This Fall

It’s all about the ecosystems.

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July 7, 2022 at 2:27 pm

Amazing Timelapse Video of a Spider Spinning a Web

Amazing Timelapse Video of a Spider Spinning a Web

Nature is truly amazing!

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January 20, 2021 at 4:18 pm

This Caterpillar in the Amazon Makes Itself Look Like a Tarantula to Avoid Predators

This Caterpillar in the Amazon Makes Itself Look Like a Tarantula to Avoid Predators

Monkey Slug Caterpillar (Phobetron Hipparchia, Limacodidae) from the Amazon Rainforest of Puyo, Ecuador

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September 6, 2018 at 3:12 pm

Mate or Be Killed: Spider Must Put on Dance of a Lifetime

Mate or Be Killed: Spider Must Put on Dance of a Lifetime

Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, this amazing clip has it all

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July 5, 2017 at 4:25 pm

BBC Gives Deadly Spider Assassin the Action Movie Sequence it Deserves

BBC Gives Deadly Spider Assassin the Action Movie Sequence it Deserves

*Cues the Mission Impossible music*

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June 29, 2017 at 8:48 am

Spider Shoots Web 80 ft Across Water and Builds Giant Web to Catch Prey

Spider Shoots Web 80 ft Across Water and Builds Giant Web to Catch Prey

Darwin’s bark spider produces one of the largest known orb webs (up to 2.8 sq m/30 sq ft), with anchor lines spanning up to 25 m (82 ft)

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December 7, 2015 at 11:56 am

Picture of the Day: Frosted Spider Web

Picture of the Day: Frosted Spider Web

Sifter reader Deanna Hoyt sent us this lovely close-up of a frosted spider web that she spotted in Washington’s Normandy Park on Nov. 30, 2015

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