Three newly-discovered species of deep sea 'spiders' farm methane-eating bacteria on their own bodies in a symbiosis quite unlike anything seen before. Unlike animals like ourselves, who are fed by a ...

Heat-trapping methane may be best known for the dangers it poses to humans and Earth’s atmosphere, but in the dark depths of the ocean, the greenhouse gas is a nourishing meal for some of the world’s ...

A male sea spider, preserved for imaging under a microscope, carries egg sacs after mating with two different females. Shana Goffredi Researchers have discovered three new sea spider species that are ...

The giant sea spiders can have leg spans of up to 20 inches (51 centimeters). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists have ...