The Goliath birdeater ( Theraphosa blondi) is the world’s largest spider, with a leg span up to 30 cm (12 in). Its hairy, ...

Thousands of sea creatures that resemble small blue and purple jellyfish have washed ashore in Ventura County, California.

Hundreds of 'very strange' sea creatures have washed up on a beach in Hampshire. Peter Hobby had been conducting a bird ...

Ocean depths hide sharks with extraordinary features. These creatures, from the Goblin shark's snout to the Thresher shark's ...

The knotty sea spider, Pycnogonum litorale, is not actually a spider, but it does represent a significant early branch in the genetic family tree that includes spiders, as well as scorpions, ticks and ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Strange animals found at the bottom of the ocean challenge our current understanding of life, scientists have said. Researchers diving almost 10,000 meters deep into the Pacific Ocean found tube worms ...

Deep-sea creatures often look like they stepped off a sci-fi set, with wild shapes, glowing body parts, and features that ...

Far beneath the waves, animals evolve in strange and surprising ways, often becoming much larger than their shallow-water ...