Scientists discovered three new species of sea spiders that live near the ocean floor and feast on bacteria that convert ...

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 ...

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

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

Scientists on the US West Coast say they discovered three previously unknown species of deep-sea spider that could have a rare diet fueled by a common greenhouse gas.

Three newly-discovered species of deep sea 'spiders' farm methane-eating bacteria on their own bodies in a symbiosis quite ...

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

One such creature is the sea spider. It lacks the ability to feed on methane effusions directly, so it outsources the work to different epibiotic methanotrophs.

Scientists say they have discovered a new species of methane-powered spiders that live at the bottom of the ocean.

Scientists on the US West Coast say they discovered three previously unknown species of deep-sea spider that could have a rare diet fueled by a common greenhouse gas.

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