Scientists have decoded the sea spider’s genome for the first time, revealing how its strangely shaped body—with organs in ...

Discusses arthropods, a diverse group of animals characterized by jointed legs, exoskeletons, and segmented bodies. It ...

The species belongs to a group of arthropods nicknamed "sea moths" that use a flap-like apparatus similar to wings to help them swim, the authors said in a statement.

The species, which belongs to an extinct group called megacheira, was named after arthropod expert Greg Edgecombe, a merit researcher at London’s Natural History Museum. Other megacheirans used ...

Researchers have wondered how an alligator-size arthropod lived more than 300 million years ago. The discovery of an intact Arthropleura head offers new insights.

Contemporary arthropods use the legs at the front of their bodies for many functions. Some deploy them like insect antennae to sense their surroundings. Others adapted them into pinchers, to grasp ...

Now, two well-preserved fossils of the creature unearthed in France have finally revealed what Arthropleura’s head looked like, providing insights into how the giant arthropod lived.

The species belongs to a group of arthropods nicknamed "sea moths" that use a flap-like apparatus similar to wings to help them swim, the authors said in a statement.

Dust mites, gall wasps and book lice don't bite, but they might make you wheeze. Scientists found about 100 types of arthropods wiggling or munching skin flakes in typical homes. Take a look.

The species, which belongs to an extinct group called megacheira, was named after arthropod expert Greg Edgecombe, a merit researcher at London’s Natural History Museum. Other megacheirans used ...

This new species of Lomankus is considered a megacheiran—an extinct class of arthropods that are defined by their spined great appendages. This diverse group thrived during the Cambrian Period ...