Tarantulas might be an arachnophobe's greatest fear – but who could resist the power of an electric blue tarantula? Three species are particularly famous for having an electric blue hue, and while ...

Blue jays, poison dart frogs and peacocks are all distinctive for their vibrant blue color. Spiders, however, are not usually associated with the color blue. It turns out that many tarantulas are blue ...

One dark night in the Guyana rainforest, herpetologist Andrew Snyder serendipitously shined his flashlight on "a small glint of brilliant, cobalt blue" sticking out of a rotting stump. At first, ...

The still-unnamed spider was accidentally found in Guyana. The still-unnamed spider was accidentally found in Guyana. Photo Courtesy of Andrew Snyder On an expedition to Guyana, scientists were ...

A brilliant-blue tarantula may give many people the heebie-jeebies, but for a group of scientists, the arachnid was the inspiration for a new hue that could transform digital screens. The new pigment ...

A brilliant-blue tarantula may give many people the heebie-jeebies, but for a group of scientists, the arachnid was the inspiration for a new hue that could transform digital screens. The new pigment ...