Spiders are amazing creatures, and orb-weaving spiders make some of the most intricate structures in nature. Their ...

The purpose of stabilimenta within the web is unclear. They could help collect water, regulate a spider’s body temperature, ...

A study shows that spider web decorations help spiders locate prey by spreading vibrations across more silk threads.

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

We recently reported on a new discovery about those zigzags you see in spider webs. Silken decorations like these are known as stabilimenta, and they can serve all kinds of purposes. In the case of ...

NEW ZEALAND -- Video shows a massive spiderweb created by thousands of spiders fleeing a flood in New Zealand. It happened on Sunday, April 16th in Papamoa, a suburb of Tauranga, which had seen ...

Scientists have figured out the mechanisms that enable massive Joro spiders to spin their impressively strong webs, which are capable of snagging creatures as big as birds. The researchers believe ...

Spiders in this toxic sulfur cave have built a thriving spider metropolis and the largest spider web complex in the world!

Although they're frequently called insects, spiders belong to a closely related class called arachnids. Spiders are helpful to people because they feed on harmful insects. Spiders aren't aggressive or ...