arachnids Archives – Gizmodo Australia

436-Million-Year-Old Scorpion Was Among The Planet’s First Air Breathers

Science & Health

6 months ago

436-Million-Year-Old Scorpion Was Among The Planet’s First Air Breathers

George Dvorsky

Gollum-Like Daddy Long-Legs Discovered In The Bowels Of The Earth

Science & Health

8 months ago

Gollum-Like Daddy Long-Legs Discovered In The Bowels Of The Earth

Jake Buehler

Imagine Walking Into This Wall Of Spiders And Never Sleep Again

Science & Health

1 year ago

Imagine Walking Into This Wall Of Spiders And Never Sleep Again

Catie Keck

You know what’s more terrifying than spiders creeping into your home in the middle of the night? Spiders in the freaking skies, man.

New Translucent Spider Discovered Living In Muddy Indiana Cave

Science & Health

2 years ago

New Translucent Spider Discovered Living In Muddy Indiana Cave

Jessica Boddy

This New Mexican Cave Spider Is Ridiculous

Science & Health

3 years ago

This New Mexican Cave Spider Is Ridiculous

George Dvorsky

Say hello to Califorctenus cacachilensis, a new species of spider found in a remote mountain region of Baja California Sur. This elusive, softball-sized arachnid prefers the dark and cosy confines of caves, which seems entirely appropriate given its gruesome appearance. Also, we are never going into caves ever again.