From colour-changing chameleons to the humble stick insect, creatures across the animal kingdom have developed some weird and wacky ways of staying hidden. But now, scientists may have discovered one ...

THE flower-crab spider is a common resident in gardens and nature reserves throughout Durban and most of South Africa. They are masters of camouflage and are seldom seen. They are relatively small, ...

While I am a big fan of spiders year-round, now is the time of year when I truly appreciate their presence in my yard as they stalk their herbivorous insect prey. One of the most beautiful spiders I ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

THE flower-crab spiders usually perch themselves in the middle of the flower, where they wait with outstretched arms (the first two pairs of legs) for an unsuspecting insect to pay the flower a visit.

Crab spiders can scuttle, but apparently they can’t hide. Long touted as an example of cryptic coloring, the female Misumena vatiaspider switches her body color over the course of days depending on ...