Spiders living in caves show how tiny genetic changes can reshape vision or cause complete blindness over generations.

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Spiders play an important role in cave ecosystems as predators, yet little is known about the embryonic development of many cave-spider species.Cave-dwelling animals often exhibit unique ...

The venomous centipede crawled into the Movile Cave millions of years ago and adapted to live in the pitch black, surrounded by deadly gases.

(CNN) — Scientists in Europe have identified a previously unknown species of fungus that turns cave spiders into “zombies.” The fungus lures them out of their webs before instigating an ...

A new study provides detailed insights into the embryogenesis and eye development of the cave-dwelling spider Tegenaria ...