The behavior, which had never been observed before, stunned scientists as, typically, the larger house spider would prey on ...

Deep beneath the Balkans, a massive sulfur-fed cave hosts 111,000 spiders in one shared web, defying typical spider behavior.

The cavern along the border of Greece and Albania is home to a terrifyingly high number of two species of arachnids that live ...

Spider may elicit a “yuck” or an “ew” from many, but the true nature of these oft-feared critters is not as icky as one might ...

A spotted orb weaver is shown in its web Upcountry. It is one of approximately 205 species of spiders in Hawaii, of which an estimated 77 species have been introduced by people accidentally or ...

Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which we call silk. It is both strong and stretchy but not all spider silk is the same, there are several different types. Spiders produce silk using special ...

We recently reported on a new discovery about those zigzags you see in spider webs. Silken decorations like these are known ...

They’re described as yucky, creepy, or frightening and, according to a certain nursery rhyme, one of them "scared little Miss Muffet away,” but once you get to know them, you’ll realize that spiders ...

Spiders aren't just spooky Halloween mascots. Their keen senses, complex behaviors, and diverse lifestyles make them excellent subjects for cognitive studies.

“The decoys created by our Cyclosa species are not just larger, but they are shaped to resemble a potential threat or an ...

A biologist at Washington College in Chestertown is calling on Eastern Shore residents to help track sightings of large, ...