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

This ‘spider megacity’ may be the largest web ever found. But what’s inside is even more extraordinary - Researchers say well ...

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 ...

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 ...

You have probably admired more than once the almost perfect beauty of spider webs. Do you know why they have a circular structure? There are several reasons for this. Today, scientists recognize about ...

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 ...