Spider legs seem to have minds of their own. According to findings published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, each leg functions as a semi-independent “computer,” with sensors that read ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There are over 45,000 species of spiders in existence, but ...

Anyone who has watched a daddy longlegs spider move across a wall or garden floor has probably noticed something that feels slightly off. Even though it clearly has eight legs, it often appears to ...

Fritz Vollrath receives funding from The Leverhulme Foundation and European Research Council (ERC) as well as Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), UK Science Research Councils, Royal ...