For the 170 years that scientists have been aware of Arthropleura, a genus of the biggest arthropods ever known to have ...

During the Carboniferous Period, Earth's atmospheric oxygen levels surged, helping some plants and animals grow to gigantic proportions. One notable example was Arthropleura, the biggest bug ever ...

But these spiders only bite when they feel threatened. Jan Beccaloni, Curator of Arachnida and Myriapoda, says 'During my time at the Natural History Museum I have, not surprisingly, met many people ...

I am the Senior Curator of Chelicerata (Arachnida, Xiphosurida, Pycnogonida), Myriapoda, Tardigrada & Onychophora - collections that comprise nearly 3 million specimens. I am developing these ...