Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bird-dropping spider (Phrynarachne decipiens, Thomisidae) is a species of crab spider. It mimics a bird dropping in its appearance ...

One of the creepiest, crawliest creatures of the Earth may have been swimming before adapting to live on land, new research suggests. Spiders and their arachnid relatives may have actually originated ...

Sometimes, the best survival strategy is disguising yourself like something no one wants to eat, much less mess with and dig around in: bird poop. That is the approach taken by newly discovered spider ...