You don’t want the brown huntsman spider coming at you. The creepy-crawly might be the fastest spider species in the ...

Scientists just found a spider that hunts by catapult.

Deep in the mountainous forests of South Korea, scientists stumbled upon something that changes what we know about regional ...

Orb webs look a bit like a dart board. ©Donna Bollenbach/Shutterstock.com 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 ...

The ballista spider builds sophisticated spring-loaded snares to catapult its prey. Newly discovered, the ballista spider ...

The Lesser Caucasus Mountains are home to a diverse mix of flora and fauna. Meet the newest member of this fascinating ecosystem: Psammitis abuliensis. It’s not everyday that a new species is ...

For many people, the sight — or even the thought — of a spider in a spider web gives them the chills. Even without full-on arachnophobia, the prospect of bumping into a spider web in your yard or ...

A yellow garden spider turns a live cricket into a silk-wrapped bundle in the time it takes to blink, and what happens next ...

Researchers unveil three new Onomastus spider species in India and Sri Lanka, emphasizing the need for conservation of unique ...

Source: Nosferattus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. This time of year, spiders receive a lot of attention for their creepier qualities. But Ximena Nelson, a biologist at the University of Canterbury in ...

Opening forest canopies to boost biodiversity may reduce spider diversity, as closed forests support significantly more spider species.