We'll pass on a glass, thanks... SUCKLING spiderlings enjoy a “nutritious” milk from their mothers that has four times the protein of cow’s milk. That’s according to Chinese scientists who say they’ve ...

When spiderlings begin life on their own, they go ballooning — that is, they drift off into the air on "balloons." In reality, these are long, trailing filaments of silk called gossamers that are ...

Researchers have discovered that mother jumping spiders (Toxeus magnus, an ant mimic) nurse their young with a milk-like substance. Got milk? Of course you do; few things are as uniquely mammalian as ...

A mother's love is eternal. Or at least encapsulated in a fossilized tree resin that's 99 million years old. Adult female spiders – now extinct – were discovered protecting their already-hatched ...

Nursing at the teat is generally seen as a mammalian trait – shared by humans, cows and cats alike – but it turns out spiders do it too. At least that’s the case with Toxeus Magnus, a type of jumping ...

Southern European spiders are genetically programmed to prefer harvester ants. Harvester ants are more than just a convenient snack for the southern European spider, Euryopis episinoides. The young ...

In a less squeamish universe, Mother’s Day cards would have a spider on them. She’s extreme in her generosity and sacrifice: tireless regurgitation, liquefying guts and the personal touch in family ...

The tiny spider occupants of a curious silk structure resembling a miniature Stonehenge have been caught in the act of hatching, captured on video for the first time as they emerged from their ...

A close-up of a Wolf Spider mother carrying dozens of her spiderlings on her back. This rare and fascinating behavior highlights the spider’s maternal instinct and the complexity of life in the insect ...