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

The extraordinary web, first spotted during an underground wildlife survey in 2022, spans nearly 100 square metres — roughly ...

Not only is this extraordinary spider an entirely new species previously unknown to science, but it is half male and half ...

A rare trapdoor spider, Aptostichus ramirezae, discovered in Iran, features a tail-like appendage, a trait thought extinct ...

Dr Helen Smith of the British Arachnological Society, said: ‘The remarkable discovery of this dapper little spider on the ...

A rare ancient spider in New Zealand is thriving after simply being left alone for a little while. As The Kansas City Star reported, sightings of the Nelson cave spider jumped fourfold in three years ...

A rare species of spider has been spotted at a National Trust conservation site, in what the charity believes is the first such sighting in the area. Just in time for Halloween, bosses said a visitor ...

In a small patch of undisturbed ancient bushland in Western Australia, researchers stumbled upon a rare “jewel.” Hidden in a burrow in the remnants of the Whadjuk boodja, or Perth’s Swan Coastal Plain ...

Scientists recently found a new species of spider in Thailand with fascinating traits. The rare spider's body is perfectly ...