Microhexura montivaga (Spruce-fir Moss Spider) is a federally endangered arachnid endemic to high-elevation montane conifer forests of the southern Appalachian Mountains. The spider is cryptic and ...

The endangered Geoffrey’s spider monkeys that dangle high in the rainforest canopy are elusive and hard for scientists to track. So biologist Jenna Lawson hid 350 audio monitors in trees across Costa ...

The Chester Zoo in England reports that the fen raft spiders "just had the biggest mating season on record" after they almost became extinct Alamy The Chester Zoo is looking back on a monumental ...

Officials in Lima, Peru, said the endangered spiders had been taken from the Amazon basin. The man was flying to South Korea. By Adeel Hassan Something about a man who was trying to board a plane last ...

Urgent action is needed to secure the future of a quarry which is home to a critically endangered species of spider, a charity has said. The invertebrate conservation trust Buglife has asked Plymouth ...

Behind the scenes at the Brookfield Zoo, five spider monkeys are preparing to make their public debut this summer. Their journey began more than a year ago when they were confiscated from smugglers at ...

Two people are facing federal animal smuggling charges after they were caught attempting to bring a Mexican spider monkey into the country on Sunday, April 6. Angel Arturo-Hernandez and Ashile Yaleei ...

An endangered spider monkey, a species normally found in tropical rainforests, was found at a home in Indio. The monkey was discovered Friday after police officers served an unspecified search warrant ...