Entombed in rock for over 310 million years, a spider fossil discovered in northern Germany isastonishingly well-preserved.

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If you thought Australia’s spiders were scary, wait until you see the prehistoric version, because everyone online is losing ...

An unusual fossil brain suggests that the ancestors of spiders and other arachnids may have once scuttled around the sea, rather than on land as was long thought, a new study finds. "It is still ...

A prehistoric spider that disguises itself as an ant has been discovered trapped in fossilized resin. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports, arts & entertainment, state ...