Paleo Profiles: Megamonodontium

Arachnophobia is one of the most common phobias in the world which is a shame because spiders are normal animals that have an interesting evolutionary history. Recently, the evolutionary history of spiders has been made slightly clearer with the discovery of a fossil spider, which also happens to be the second largest fossil spider ever

Myths, Legends, and Faith: Anansi, the West African Trickster Spider

As I’m writing this post April Fools’ Day was a few days ago, so I thought it would be a good time to discuss one of the many trickster figures from myth and folklore across the world. Ranging from Hermes/Mercury of the Greco-Roman world; Loki of Norse mythology; Coyote from Navajo folklore; and Maui from