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Daddy long legs might not be what you think. They're quite unlike their arachnid cousins, the spiders, and they only use six of their nimble legs to walk.
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Though most people aren't the biggest fan of spiders, their silk is a biological marvel, and the silk of this species has been used to make works of art.
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Humans are the product of thousands of years of evolution, so it's no surprise that sometimes we come with a few spare parts of unknown purpose.
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Spiders are pretty scary to plenty of people, but the terrifyingly large eyes of this species also set them far apart from their arachnid cousins.
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Antarctica is famously an icy wasteland in the modern day, but far in the past, dinosaurs once roamed a very different, incredibly lush, continent.
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I'm sure we've all met a few toxic personalities in our time, but someone who is truly venomous isn't likely, but does that mean that it's impossible?
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While most people think of spiders spinning webs to catch prey, the Scytodes makes use of a different tactic to paralyze their prey before devouring them.
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Different blood types can be associated with different health conditions, including memory issues. But that association may not be entirely straightforward.
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This invasive spiderling is floating its way along the East Coast of the U.S., and scientists are left wondering just how much damage they might cause.
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Whether facial hair looks good is a matter of opinion, but researchers have found that it actually affects not just mating habits, but wider perception as well.
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Dinosaurs were a lot closer to birds than movies would make you think, but this tiny dinosaur didn't only have feathers, but full wings in an odd spot.
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Deflecting asteroids by running spaceships into them may sound like science fiction, but it's quite real. And it's quite a bit more complex than anyone thought.
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If you live in the US, you probably put your eggs right in the fridge, but many other parts of the world don't, so do chilled eggs last longer?
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While spiders are often seen as pretty creepy, pirate spiders are downright devious, using clever tricks to feed their cannibalistic tendencies.
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While squishing worms might seem like a reasonable way to kill them, when it comes to the hammerhead worm, that reaction could easily make your problems worse.
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It's not often that you lose a species for over 60 years, but that's what happened to this little lizard that has been coming back from the brink.
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The Queen Alexandra's Birdwing is a beautiful butterfly, but its numbers have dwindled dramatically, and humanity is the cause of two of those threats.
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Spiders, whether you know it or not, are all around us, but what may alarm you is the truth about how much biomass these critters consume every year.
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The human body is full of 'left overs' that don't seem to serve any useful purpose, and one of those vestigial parts is responsible for goosebumps.
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The low-gravity of outer space can be unintuitive, and normal bodily functions that we take for granted here on Earth don't always work the same.
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A mere 300,000 years ago, the world's largest primate still roamed the forests of southern China, how would that massive ape fare in today's world?
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If you've ever enjoyed the view from the window seat on a plane, you've doubtless noticed the tiny hole in the window. What's up with that anyway?
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Most people don't give much thought to their blood type, but they probably should since some blood types have a greater risk of heart attack.
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It's safe to say spiders are scary, and the brown recluse spider is no exception. In fact, it's not only dangerous, but seeing one can even be cause for alarm.
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Everyone knows the ancient shark megalodon was huge, but you might not know that its bite force was off the charts, dwarfing even the mighty T. rex.
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We've had to deal with hiccups at one point in our lives, but getting rid of them is another matter, if only there were a way to be rid of them.
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The end of life is steeped in mystery and is generally poorly understood by the public, for instance, precisely how long does a death rattle last?
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