Scientists have identified genes that make a harvestman arachnid’s appendages able to twirl like a monkey’s tail. By Veronique Greenwood The harvestman makes its way through the mossy woodland on ...

This was our first full winter in our down-sized home. I am used to the sounds of the house, but something new started a few weeks ago — stink bugs. They were hiding all over, and on warm days they ...

Some spider-like animals grow long legs that wrap and grasp like a monkey’s tail – and a genetic study has helped establish how they develop. Harvestmen, or daddy-long-legs, are arachnids, but they ...

This is a cross section through the eyes of a harvestman – more commonly known as a daddy longlegs. This arachnid is often misidentified as a spider, but it belongs to its own biological order, ...