Scientists have long sought to understand why sea spiders keep some of their most important organs in their legs.

Eight legs, thousands of feet below... and one very unique discovery! Here's the story behind how certain sea spiders use ...

The research offers new insights on interactions between creatures on the mysterious seafloor and sheds light on the methane ...

According to the National Academy of Science the 3 new species use methane, with the help of bacteria, to get energy.

Nature finds a way. Even in the most inhospitable conditions on Earth, life figures out how to not only survive but flourish.

A research team led by Occidental College has identified a previously unknown symbiosis; deep sea spiders that cultivate and ...

This previously unknown symbiotic relationship helps keep methane—a major greenhouse gas—trapped in the ocean.

A recent study uncovers three sea spider species that depend on methane-eating microbes for food, offering insight into ...

Spider-like creatures living near methane seeps on the seafloor appear to cultivate and consume microbial species on their bodies that feed on the energy-rich gas. This expands the set of organisms ...

Scientists discover sea spiders living off methane-eating bacteria in deep-sea seeps, revealing new species and unique symbiotic survival strategies ...

Scientists discover sea spiders living off methane-eating bacteria in deep-sea seeps, revealing new species and unique symbiotic survival strategies ...