Why can’t you keep a wombat or koala as a pet rather than a cat or dog? There are good reasons why keeping native animals as ...

Humans have been turning wild animals into pets for thousands of years. Pets - animals kept for companionship, not for food or work - were widespread ...

Arthropleura is an enormous arthropod—one of a group of invertebrates that includes crustaceans, spiders, insects ... “Even if it had some centipede mouthparts, its trunk anatomy seems to indicate ...

The tiny spider, just 0.7 inches long with its legs outstretched, is also unique in its “thick and elongated” embolus, the structure on male spiders that delivers sperm, researchers said. Thousands of ...

Spiders are actually a sign of growing self-awareness and connection.

An endangered spider monkey, a species normally found in tropical rainforests, was found at a home in Indio. The monkey was discovered Friday after police officers served an unspecified search warrant ...

Charlotte hosts Gardner-Webb after Nik Graves scored 23 points in Charlotte's 65-48 win against the Richmond Spiders. Charlotte finished 19-12 overall a season ago while going 13-2 at home. The 49ers ...

The throat of the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans might seem like an odd place for exploring the complexity of life's ...