A rare ancient spider in New Zealand is thriving after simply being left alone for a little while. As The Kansas City Star reported, sightings of the Nelson cave spider jumped fourfold in three years ...

Scientists in Kerala have discovered a rare fishing spider that hunts fish in forest streams. The unique species reveals ...

In a small patch of undisturbed ancient bushland in Western Australia, researchers stumbled upon a rare “jewel.” Hidden in a burrow in the remnants of the Whadjuk boodja, or Perth’s Swan Coastal Plain ...

Scientists have rediscovered a critically endangered species 40 years on from the animal’s last UK sighting. A critically endangered wolf spider was spotted on the Isle of Wight, in a major ...

An average of 33 Nelson cave spiders were counted in “Crazy Paving Cave” in 2025, up from eight in 2022, according to officials. Photo by Sebastian Doak shared by New Zealand's Department of ...

A rare species of spider has been spotted at a National Trust conservation site, in what the charity believes is the first such sighting in the area. Just in time for Halloween, bosses said a visitor ...