A discovery in northern Germany has revealed one of the world’s oldest and best-preserved spider fossils. Dating back more than 310 million years, the fossilised arachnid, named Arthrolycosa ...

What has eight legs, fangs and a whip-like tail? If you're not a fan of spiders, this is one fossil sure to give you the creeps. Scientists from the University of Kansas studying in Myanmar have found ...

Spider embryo with a loss of the waist region upon knockdown of the gene waistless. Hoechst staining with fluorescent stereomicroscopy. An ancient gene is crucial for the development of the ...