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, ...

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A rare species of jumping spider, Pilia malenadu, has been rediscovered after a century of absence. Females were recorded for the first time.

A remarkable discovery has been made on the isolated island of St. Helena, located in the South Atlantic Ocean, where two new ...

Egg cases from Chinese and European praying mantises can be differentiated by their shape. Neither species is native to Michigan.

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“This research shows that brown recluse spiders aren’t the boogeyman that everyone makes them out to be,” Coticchio said.

An 11-inch millipede not seen since the 19th century has been rediscovered in Madagascar's rainforest.

The federal government, in conjunction with state and local governments, is desperately trying to catch up to the threat ...

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