From the claws, researchers estimated that its body was roughly 8 feet (2.5 m) long, making it not only the largest potential arachnid, but the largest-ever member of the entire group that ...

Sephora customers are warning beauty lovers not to purchase Sol de Janeiro Delícia Drench Body Butter, claiming that it entices scarily large arachnids that, in one case, chase the wearer.

Unlike spiders and scorpions, sea spiders didn’t go through ancient genome duplications, making them a rare window into how ...

The arachnids are like spiders' more frightening-looking cousins. But if you think they're waiting to ambush innocent hikers, ...

Scientists have long sought to understand why sea spiders keep some of their most important organs in their legs.

This compact arachnid had a body length of about 1.5 centimeters (0.6 inches) and is characterized by its remarkably robust and spiny legs – such that it is quite unlike any other arachnid known ...

Scientists have created "daddy shortlegs," a stunted version of the common household pest daddy longlegs, by suppressing the genes behind the arachnid's famously elongated limbs. In a series of ...

Researchers sequenced the genome of a sea spider, revealing it lacks whole-genome duplication seen in related arachnids. This ...

"This compact arachnid had a body length of about 1.5 centimeters and is characterized by its remarkably robust and spiny legs -- such that it is quite unlike any other arachnid known, living or ...

The species was described in a study published May 17 in the peer-reviewed Journal of Paleontology. “The fossil’s very spiny legs are reminiscent of some modern harvestmen, but its body plan ...