The extraordinary anti-predator strategy of two tiny, orb-weaving spider species has been uncovered by scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Florida.

Two spider species have developed a remarkable defense mechanism by crafting decoys resembling larger spiders.

Kit Prendergast discovered the bee while surveying a critically endangered wildflower and was drawn to the insect's unique ...

Spider crabs have the dual challenge of being delicious and needing to moult, and once a year, this spells trouble.

Australian scientists unveil the 'lucifer' bee, a unique species with devil-like horns, highlighting the need for biodiversity awareness.

Chinese national Zhang Qiran, 22, pleaded guilty after 125 native spiders and insects were found in his luggage at Sydney ...

Buried in Australia's so-called dead heart, a trove of exceptional fossils, including those of trapdoor spiders, giant ...

A bee, Megachile Lucifer, has been discovered in Western Australia’s Goldfields while scientists were surveying a critically ...

On October 11, 2025, in Brisbane, Australia, @itsbroookesmith shared a video capturing a tense but funny moment involving a spider. In the shows a spider perched on a glass door, startling the author.

SYDNEY: As if deadly snakes, spiders and sharks were not enough, Australia now has another unsettling creature, a “lucifer” ...

As if deadly snakes, spiders and sharks were not enough, Australia now has a new creepy critter: a “lucifer” bee with ...