The rest of the spider's body is a bright reddish color, almost resembling an ant. When Kolby first noticed the micrathena at his research site in Cusuco National Park, the spider's cartoonish ...

Also quite spectacular are the Micrathena genus spiders, such as this Micrathena breviceps, or spiny-bodied spider found in Costa Rica. This species' defense mechanism is described by naturalist ...

The spider is better known as an Arrow-shaped Micrathena, a type of spider that can be found all over the Eastern United States and Central America. They’re also known as an arrowhead orbweaver ...

Your face is not what Micrathena gracilis wants to eat ... prompting sour tffffft expressions and the inquiry: Is there a spider on me right now? Don’t fret, says David Bruns, educator at the Missouri ...

They don’t spin webs but rather seize prey by ambush. Suspended by a thread of silk, a thorned heart orb weaver spider (Micrathena clypeata) builds her egg case in the Amazon rainforest near ...

Of course, being such an old group of spiders, some differences are bound to occur. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Micrathena is a genus within the orb weaver family ...

We know looking at spiders isn’t necessarily your favorite thing to do, but you need to check out this one. We promise it won’t creep you out, though you might find it a little freaky.