They’re venomous cannibals, hiding in our homes. With something like fifteen quadrillion spiders around, we can’t escape them ...

An entrance to the Whitefathers' Caves in County Cavan [BBC] It has been found on two species of spider occupying different types of environments in the cave systems. Both Metellina merianae ...

Subsequently, the spider host was identified as the orb-weaving cave spider, Metellina merianae (Tetragnathidae: Araneae), and—through the help of a local speleologist—further specimens of the ...

Both Metellina merianae (Tetragnathidae: Araneae) and Meta menardi are reclusive, orb or circular web-weaving cave spiders that favour dark, damp places. Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences ...

A new fungal species named in honor of Sir David Attenborough is making 'The Last of Us '-style zombies of cave spiders, researchers say. A study investigated the identity of the fungus found on ...

It has been found on two species of spider occupying different types of environments in the cave systems. Both Metellina merianae (Tetragnathidae: Araneae) and Meta menardi are reclusive ...

2. Apophysis with two apical laminar spines on the same base (Goloboff 1995: figs. 75-78); palpal tibia with two dorsal sinuous long setae (Goloboff 1995: figs. 9 ...