Read more spiders stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/19895/spiders.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:40:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73944/airport-nabs-brit-with-1000-spiders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA British pet shop owner was nabbed at the airport in Rio de Janiero this week after customs officers found 1,000 live spiders in his checked baggage. Police say it's the biggest seizure of wildlife ever made at the airport. The spider-smuggler now faces up to a year in...http://www.newser.com/story/73944/airport-nabs-brit-with-1000-spiders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 2:05:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72867/the-most-common-phobias.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn honor of Halloween, LiveScience reveals the most common phobias. If you still need a costume, you'll scare the most people by playing on their evolutionarily sensible fear of creatures with venomous fangs. The top terrors: Snakes Spiders and other "creepy crawlies" Places that are difficult to escape, such as...http://www.newser.com/story/72867/the-most-common-phobias.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 31 Oct 2009 15:07:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72189/worlds-biggest-web-spinning-spidey-found.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA gargantuan new species of orb-weaving arachnid found in South Africa is the biggest web-spinning spider ever discovered, scientists say. The female Nephila komaci has a leg span bigger than a man's hand and spins webs more than 3 feet wide, the BBC reports. Arachnophobes will be glad to hear...http://www.newser.com/story/72189/worlds-biggest-web-spinning-spidey-found.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 4:04:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57087/scientists-build-a-better-web-by-adding-metal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists have combined spider silk with metal atoms to boost web strands' already-phenomenal strength, reports Ars Technica. The breakthrough experiment advances the science of creating ever-stronger materials, as well discovering a successful method to bond metal to biological material. Experiments are already under way to make chicken eggs stronger.http://www.newser.com/story/57087/scientists-build-a-better-web-by-adding-metal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Apr 2009 7:42:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55266/look-for-black-widows-in-your-grapes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSpiders are hitching rides into grocery stores on organically grown grapes, and growers can't find a way to stop them, Gourmet reports. The problem is, spiders are helpful: They feast on bugs that feast on grapes, allowing growers to avoid pesticides. But stores from Boston to South Africa are reporting...http://www.newser.com/story/55266/look-for-black-widows-in-your-grapes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Apr 2009 19:18:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27208/hey-hey-my-my-its-spider-man.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new spider species has been named for rocker Neil Young, an outspoken advocate for environmental issues, Reuters reports. A biologist and Neil Young fan who discovered the species named it Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi. It's not the first such honor for a singer. A beetle was recently named Orectochilus orbisonorum after...http://www.newser.com/story/27208/hey-hey-my-my-its-spider-man.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 May 2008 14:39:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26005/new-tech-spins-silk-like-a-spider.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA German team has created a device that spins silk like a spider, producing material five times stronger than steel. The fiber produced is of poor quality, but the new process is a step toward the goal of cheap, artificial spider silk. "It adds a piece to the puzzle but...http://www.newser.com/story/26005/new-tech-spins-silk-like-a-spider.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Apr 2008 10:39:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20820/humans-wired-to-fear-snakes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEvolution seems to have given humans a hard-wired ability to recognize snakes and spiders, LiveScience reports. Intrigued by the widespread fear of serpents despite the fact that most humans rarely interact with them, researchers showed groups of adults and 3-year-olds natural scenes containing various hidden animals. Both groups were consistently...http://www.newser.com/story/20820/humans-wired-to-fear-snakes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Mar 2008 16:42:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/15310/new-web-trend-sparks-david-vs-goliath-20.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome call it “scraping,” others call it “importing.” Either way, it’s a controversial process pitting independent software developers against the titans of the cyber world: Techies compile, or scrape, loads of data from search engines and social networking sites and pool the data on their own websites, Wired reports. Some...http://www.newser.com/story/15310/new-web-trend-sparks-david-vs-goliath-20.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Dec 2007 16:14:35 CST