It's not easy to look at a sea spider and see an animal so representative of its kind that it may help scientists sort out ...

An international collaboration featuring the University of Vienna and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) has led to ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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