Spiders are typically thought of as solitary creatures that don’t partake in social pleasantries unless it has something to do with mating. But as new research shows, the African velvet spider is an ...

Female velvet spiders offer their own bodies as food — for their young nieces. “Matriphagy” – which is when kids eat their parents – is common behavior in many spider species. For mated S. dumicola ...

Across the world, in every culture and family, one thing is clear: parents do everything for their children. They stay awake, protect them, feed them, and stay by their side until the children can ...

Motherhood is no bed of roses, and for some female spiders it is quite deadly. After these young velvet spiders hatch, their mum patiently regurgitates food to feed them, making sure they get all the ...