A cruise passenger recently made a shocking discovery about a spider while traveling in Europe. A man named Colin Blake was on a cruise with his wife when he decided to seek help from the ship’s doctor to check out the swelling and discoloration in his toe. It was revealed that Blake had been bitten … Read more
A new payload has been added to Firefly’s upcoming mission to the far side of the Moon, one that will explore the lunar subsurface to find out if it can support future infrastructure. The New M3-Powered iMacs Are Triggering Serious Deja Vu Australia’s Fleet Space Technologies is launching its SPIDER (Seismic Payload for Interplanetary Discovery, … Read more
Here’s a terrifying medical tale, just in time for Halloween. In a new case report, doctors detail finding a spider inside a woman’s ear. The arachnid had likely made itself comfortable for at least four days, even managing to molt once. Thankfully, it was removed without any issues, though not before the doctors took a … Read more
Image: Insomniac Games/PlayStation With the newly released Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Insomniac Games introduces Venom to its superhero gaming franchise. The classic Spider-Man nemesis is voiced by Tony Todd and a pretty big dude who’s been featured heavily in the game’s marketing. And given the nature of superhero media, plus the studio’s previous experience with giving … Read more
David Bowie was on to something with his Spiders from Mars. While there are no crawling arachnids in residence on the red planet, there are spectacular landscape features known as “spiders.” NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter peered down from above and captured a captivating view of what’s known as araneiform terrain. Araneiform means “spider-like.” This story … Read more
Men looking for a better sex life might someday own their thanks to a spider. A Brazilian pharmaceutical company is developing a topical treatment for erectile dysfunction derived from the venom of Phoneutria nigriventer, aka the Brazilian wandering spider. The treatment has already cleared an early human trial and will soon be tested in a Phase … Read more
In the realm of animal-based horror movies, the spider is widely overlooked. Snakes, wolves, sharks, bears, you feel like you see them all the time. And yes, there are killer spider movies, but not as many as one might think considering just how scared so many people are of the eight-legged creatures. Well, a new … Read more
Déjà pandemic: with Hollywood experiencing a sudden shutdown of labor—this time because of the ongoing actors and writers strikes—launch dates are being delayed. The primary studio to formally announce motion pictures shifting on the calendar is Sony, and it impacts extremely anticipated releases like Spider-Man: Past the Spider-Verse and (the marginally much less anticipated) Kraven … Read more