A team of scientists led by The University of Western Australia has discovered two new species of trapdoor spiders in the ...

In lab experiments, spiders changed how they constructed their webs in noisy environments, and rural and urban spiders ...

A new study reveals plants, fungi, bacteria, protists, and even some viruses deploy venom-like mechanisms, similar to that of ...

The researchers found that funnel-weaving spiders alter how their silk webs transmit vibrations in response to local noise.

Unfortunately for NC arachnophobes, one of these species may prefer hiding in folded linens, closets and shoes.

Therefore, it’s not likely a brown recluse is responsible if a web is nearby or easily spotted. The desert recluse is one of the two most common types of recluse spiders in Arizona. It is often ...

Spider-Man 4 is officially happening and, in a twist no one saw coming, Stranger Things star Sadie Sink is reportedly joining Tom Holland. While the trilogy wrapped up everything nicely, it also ...

Credit: Washington University at St. Louis Spiders don’t just spin webs—they engineer them. By stretching their silk as they spin, spiders strengthen the fibers at the molecular level, aligning ...

A collaborative research involving the University of Kerala has reported the discovery of two new species of jumping spiders belonging to the genus Epidelaxia from the Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary.

Have you ever been bitten by a spider? If so, did you know how to handle the wound properly? This scenario is particularly dangerous in Australia because of the Sydney funnel-web spider. This arachnid ...

The Australian Reptile Park in Sydney says this has been a “very slow” funnel-web season so far but a spike in the numbers of the highly venomous spiders is expected in the coming months.