A newly published study co-authored by University of South Florida alum Louis Coticchio and USF integrative biologist Deby Cassill challenges long-standing assumptions about the brown recluse spider, ...

Ticks are perhaps scary for their bloodsucking nature, and there are quite a few other insects that look like them. However, those insects are quite different.

According to the Olympics website, photographers encourage Olympians to bite the medals since the photos often make the front page. “I think they look at it as an iconic shot, as something that you ...

To use the cliché saying, a picture speaks a 1,000 words. That's especially accurate each time the Olympic Games roll around, an event that holds significant meaning, pageantry and tradition for ...

Spiders bite as a last-resort defensive response when they feel trapped, threatened, or crushed. Most bites occur during close contact, such as when spiders are pressed against skin in clothing, ...

AP Moller – Maersk reported a Q4 2025 EBIT of $118 million down from $2.05 billion in the same quarter in 2024 and forecasts it could slide into the red as a whole for 2026. Looking at the full year ...

The death of Abuja-based music talent Ifunanya Nwangene following a snakebite has renewed public concerns over snakebite emergencies and the urgent steps required to save lives when such incidents ...

One of the unfortunately drippy spiders. Credit: Ricardo Bassini-Silva. The juvenile spider sat in a glass vials, one of thousands tucked away in the archives of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest collections.

Sharks are, arguably, the most feared animals in the ocean. Somewhat unfairly, they have gained a reputation as terrible brutes that can’t resist the taste of humans. Sharks have been on the planet ...

William J. Baerg was a naturalist, entomologist and teacher who served as head of the Department of Entomology at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville for 31 years. His research on black widow ...

Imagine discovering that your pearl necklace was actually a string of parasites gorging themselves on your bodily fluids. That’s what happened to a baby spider in Brazil. But instead of helping the ...