Scientists have decoded the sea spider’s genome for the first time, revealing how its strangely shaped body—with organs in ...

Arthropods comprise the most species-rich group of animals on earth and include insects, arachnids (spiders and scorpions), ...

In their recent study, published in Biology Letters, the team found traces of more than 1200 different arthropod species from their analysis of just four plants: chamomile, mint, tea and parsley.

Paleontologists in England discovered the existence of a new marine species that roamed the Earth before the dinosaurs and nicknamed the headless arthropod “Sue” after one of their mothers ...

The species reminded researchers of a ‘sea moth’, so much so that its genus has been named in honour of the character Mothra – a giant moth-like kaiju that has fought Godzilla in a number of films. Dr ...

The species, which belongs to an extinct group called megacheira, was named after arthropod expert Greg Edgecombe, a merit researcher at London’s Natural History Museum. Other megacheirans used ...

The species belongs to a group of arthropods nicknamed "sea moths" that use a flap-like apparatus similar to wings to help them swim, the authors said in a statement.

The species, which belongs to an extinct group called megacheira, was named after arthropod expert Greg Edgecombe, a merit researcher at London’s Natural History Museum. Other megacheirans used ...