These huntsman spiders—their full scientific title is Sparassidae, Damastes sp.—prefer to sit and wait in traps they built for the kill. Dominic Martin via Twitter On a vanilla plantation in ...
The enemy of my enemy is my friend, or so the saying goes. In the animal kingdom, unlikely friendship pairings often come about this way. In the Amazonian rainforest, tarantulas and frogs team up for ...
On a sweltering afternoon in northeastern Madagascar, the coolness of a leaf’s shade is an attractive respite for a frog. But some of these oases may hide hungry architects: huntsman spiders. New ...