An incredibly rare breed of spider was spotted for the first time in decades in the United Kingdom. Measuring in at under a quarter of an inch, a species of wolf spider called aulonia albimana, ...

A critically endangered spider, which hasn’t been seen in the UK for four decades, has been rediscovered on the Isle of Wight. The National Trust’s Newtown National Nature Reserve hailed the discovery ...

On a remote nature reserve only accessible by boat, entomologists have rediscovered a critically endangered species thought to be lost for 40 years. According to the Guardian, the small spider, ...

Fossil discoveries in Inner Mongolia have unveiled two rare specimens of an extinct genus of giant spiders, shedding light on the fascinating evolutionary pathways of arachnids during the Jurassic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Long before modern predators stalked Madagascar’s forests, ...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport welcomed a very special new addition just in time for New Year’s Day. The zoo announced the birth of an endangered black-handed ...

Violeta, who is being treated at the zoo’s veterinary hospital, cannot receive visitors at this time, the zoo said. Photo from Oakland Zoo An endangered spider monkey found by deputies looking for ...