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

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

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 ...

While its fossils have been known since 1854, a large gap has existed in the understanding of this creature because none of the remains had a well-preserved head. The discovery in France of two ...