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

In an impressive discovery, researchers have spotted a new spider species hiding in ... species is widespread throughout the ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The study examines the embryogenesis and eye development of the cave-dwelling spider Tegenaria pagana, revealing key genetic mechanisms involved in eye formation ...

(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 ...

Scientists were aware that large blind, cave-dwelling spiders, known as Troglodiplura, existed in the Nullarbor, but all species were only known from fragments of exoskeleton and a few juvenile ...

Thankfully, so far, it's only been found in spiders located in several cave systems across the island of Ireland, including the Whitefathers' Caves on the Fermanagh/Cavan border. Named after Sir ...

The team think the species is widespread throughout the cave and even observed egg sacs as well as additional ... Elsewhere, in Northern Island cave spiders are being slowly turned to zombies.

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