Ecologists have shed light on the relationship between the slender pitcher plant and its 'tenant', the crab spider Thomisus nepenthiphilus, providing insights to the little known foraging behaviors of ...

While I am a big fan of spiders year-round, now is the time of year when I truly appreciate their presence in my yard as they stalk their herbivorous insect prey. One of the most beautiful spiders I ...

Goldenrod Spider aka Flower or Red-Spotted Crab Spider (Misumena vatia). This spider photo was taken in my garden on July 28. It was on an asparagus fern. Fascinating facts: * Crab spiders are "sit ...

Visual signals communicated at ultraviolet wavelengths, which are invisible to humans and are therefore more difficult to analyse 3,4, may be used by ambush predators to manipulate their prey's ...

Crab spiders can scuttle, but apparently they can’t hide. Long touted as an example of cryptic coloring, the female Misumena vatiaspider switches her body color over the course of days depending on ...

French researchers have measured the amazing ability of spiders to use camouflage to simultaneously evade predators and ambush prey — despite the fact that predators and prey see things quite ...

French researchers have measured the amazing ability of spiders to use camouflage to simultaneously evade predators and ambush prey — despite the fact that predators and prey see things quite ...