There are several creatures that are considered hitchhikers in the animal kingdom. Some critters are small and nearly invisible, while others are some of the strangest animals ever discovered. One ...

Appearance: Varies by species, but they're often small and fuzzy and have two shiny large eyes in the the middle of what humans would call a forehead. Habitat: Found worldwide, except Antarctica and ...

Many people who live a nomadic life in vans, buses, and RVs like to have pets with them on their journeys, and it’s actually easier to keep an animal with you on the road than you might suspect, ...

A team of researchers exploring biodiversity in the Western Ghats has discovered a new species of spider belonging to pilia, a genus of jumping spiders, at Madhugundi village in Mudigere taluk of ...

Learn about vampire spiders and their love of human blood, which they're able to salvage from blood-carrying mosquitoes.

When male spiders court females, they risk more than simple rejection. A hungry female who spurns the advances of a hopeful male may still see him as a likely candidate — for her dinner. And ...