A British man's wedding anniversary spun out of control when a Peruvian wolf spider bit him and laid eggs in his toe -- with a baby hatching inside and "eating its way out." ...

Among spiders, sex doesn’t just create life; it can also end it. Males of many species—including orb-weaving spiders, widow spiders, and wolf spiders—find their fortunes turning on a dime ...

Source Reference: Weng L, Wang T "A spider and its exoskeleton in the ear canal" N Engl J Med 2023; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMicm2307942. Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window.

Winning images from The Nature Conservancy's 2023 Global Photo Contest include a wolf spider in a Maryland park with a hat made of her own babies. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...