Shoppers in the UK are being advised to check their bananas when they buy them in October – for a frightening reason worthy of any Halloween story. The seemingly innocuous bunch of bananas in your kitchen might be harbouring an alarming secret due to the balmy climates where they grow and the typical absence of … Read more
Spiders are intriguing creepy crawlies, and now, scientists have discovered that some spiders lure prey in using a terrifyingly smart tactic that may give you nightmares. According to new research published in Current Biology, scientists say that once orb-weaver spiders have ensnared male fireflies in their webs, they’ll actually turn the captured insects into flashing … Read more
Everyone buying bananas in September is being urged to ‘shake them’ before eating – for a horrifying reason. It’s rare, but it’s not unheard of for bananas to hide a stowaway thanks to the tropical climate they’re grown in, and the fact that banana farmers don’t use pesticides as there’s no need due to a … Read more
Nacon While I never played the original GreedFall, I’d had it described to me enough that I thought I knew its deal. Friends described it to me as an action RPG in line with The Witcher. I had a pretty clear picture of it in my head, but I second-guessed myself the moment I sat … Read more
A large, brightly colored invasive species called the Joro spider is on the move in the United States. Populations have been growing in parts of the South and East Coast for years, and many researchers think it’s only a matter of time before they spread to much of the continental U.S. But spider experts say … Read more
In “Life with Spider,” your story in this week’s issue, a young man named Fletcher encounters a creature with six legs, jet-black skin, and no eyes, ears, or mouth. This is Spider, and Fletcher finds that Spider is everywhere he is, in increasingly menacing and forward ways. But Fletcher is less surprised than he might … Read more
