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Two new minute spider species have been discovered from the Sichuan and Chongqing, China. The tiny new spiders are both less than 2 mm in length, with Trogloneta yuensis being as little as 1.01 mm ...

Selden and his colleagues are now investigating other fossil spiders from China, "as well as those from elsewhere in the world — currently Brazil, New Zealand, Australia, Italy and Korea," he said.

Researchers collected baby spiders from Hunan parks, raised the animals and discovered three new species of Mesothelae spider, ... A team of researchers in China took a slightly different approach.

Three new species of an ancient, secretive group of spiders, all native to Hunan province in China, have been described. These “mesothelean” spiders diverged from other arachnid families about ...

Tiny spiders with oversized rumps have been discovered in China. The little arachnids, each about a mm long, represent two new species of orb-weaving spider. They belong to the Mysmenidae family ...

Philoponella prominens spiders take a page out of Indiana Jones’ book and swing away while catapulting through the air after mating to avoid being eaten by their female counterparts.

Spiders are clever, cunning creatures, as evidenced by their hunting strategies. According to a new study, the arachnids are even craftier than we thought. Researchers in China discovered that ...

Scientists found hairy 8-legged animals in Shennongjia nature reserve and discovered a new species: Guanmenshan huntsman spider, study said.

Scientists found hairy 8-legged animals in Shennongjia nature reserve and discovered a new species: Guanmenshan huntsman spider, study said.

Guanmenshan huntsman spiders appear small, about half an inch in length, the study said. They have eight eyes, eight legs and hairy “yellowish-brown” bodies with some “black patches.” ...