So when it comes to the question itself, myth or fact, the answer is clear. Humans are not eating eight spiders per year in ...

Ant‐eating spiders represent a fascinating model of trophic specialisation and adaptive evolution. These predators exhibit a narrow dietary spectrum (myrmecophagy), targeting specific ant taxa by ...

However, in response to a reader asking this very question, zoologist Luis Villazon explained in BBC Science Focus that ...

A research team led by Occidental College has identified a previously unknown symbiosis; deep sea spiders that cultivate and feed on bacteria that oxidize methane. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...