Order Oldest firstNewest first AmberAmphibiansAnimal sound archiveProtection of SpeciesExtinction of SpeciesAstronomyExhibitionBiodiversityBirdsCitizen ScienceChildrenClimate ChangeCollaborationCollectionCollections ManagementCooperationCoralsCultural HeritageDatabaseDigitalizationEarth SciencesEcosystemImpactEventEvolutionFinanceFishesResearchResearch ClusterFossilsFuture PlanGeneticsGenomicsSocietyInsectsKnowledge TransferLaboratoriesMammalsMeteoritesMineralsMolluscaMorphologyMuseum VisitNatureOpen MuseumOpen SciencePlantsPodcastPoliticsReptilesResearch Data ManagementSaurScience CommunicationSpecial ExhibitionSpider Press release, 17-07-2023 Evolution Spider The oldest spider from Germany In a recently published article in the international journal Paläontologische Zeitschrift, Dr. Jason Dunlop from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin found the oldest spider ever discovered in Germany, which dates to between 310 and 315 million years old. Press release, 27-04-2022 Amber Research Fossils Spider The "missing link" of ticks Khimaira fossus combines the body of a soft tick with the mouthparts of a hard tick. Press release, 05-02-2018 Amber Evolution Research Cluster Morphology Spider When spiders had tails Chimerarachne looks like a spider and preserves several important spider features, but - it has also a long whip-like tail Press release, 04-03-2016 Digitalization Research Cluster Fossils Spider Ancient arachnid brought back to life A stunning video based on fossils of a 410-million-year-old arachnid – one of the first predators on land – recreates the way the animals walked.