Pelican spiders are a group of arachnids known for their pelican-like profiles and taste for spider-meat. The most striking pelican spiders, with the longest jaws, only live in Madagascar.

An unusual spider lurks in Madagascar’s rainforests. With an elongated neck and a curved, beak-like mouth, this spider bears a striking resemblance to a pelican. But to other arachnids, these ...

Pelican spiders are a part of the 'Lazarus' taxon because they were thought to be extinct before they were found alive. In Madagascar, 18 species of the cannibalistic pelican spiders have been ...

LOS ANGELES -- Researchers scouring the remote forests of the African island nation of Madagascar have found that tiny assassin spiders, grotesque-looking bugs that prey on other spiders, are more ...

A new species of bark spider in Madagascar—called Darwin's bark spider (Caerostris Darwini) and discovered in 2009, the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species— has ...

The bizarre-looking assassin spiders were once widely found around the world, but now are found only in Madagascar, Australia and South Africa. About a dozen species of assassin spiders were ...

Now, new research published today in the journal ZooKeys details the discovery of a whopping 18 new species of pelican spider from Madagascar.

Researchers have added 18 new species to the assassin spider family, upping the total number of known Eriauchenius and Madagascarchaea species to 26. Assassin spiders, also known as pelican ...

Spider eat spider: Scientists discover 18 new spider-hunting pelican spiders in Madagascar Discovery highlights the case for conserving a shrinking, unique biodiversity hotspot Date: January 11 ...

The Toronto Zoo welcomed their first baby Madagascar spider tortoise, who hatched on May 2 The Toronto Zoo welcomed a new resident who is as important as they are small. On May 2, a Madagascar ...

LOS ANGELES – An unusual spider lurks in Madagascar’s rainforests. With an elongated neck and a curved, beak-like mouth, this spider bears a striking resemblance to a pelican. But to other arachnids, ...