Though most people aren't the biggest fan of spiders, their silk is a biological marvel, and the silk of this species has ...

These creatures construct round, “ more or less symmetrical webs ” in the open air. To protect themselves, many orb-weaving ...

The extraordinary anti-predator strategy of two tiny, orb-weaving spider species has been uncovered by scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Florida.

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider lurking in California’s coastal sand dunes. The newly identified Aptostichus ramirezae is a close ...

The brown tarantula is about the size of an apple or orange. University of Missouri-St. Louis scientist Becky Hansis-O’Neill ...

Four new species of burrowing tarantula with abnormally long genitalia have been found on the Arabian Peninsula and Horn of Africa. Zamani A, von Wirth V, Fabiánek P, Höfling J, Just P, Korba J, ...

A biologist at Washington College in Chestertown is calling on Eastern Shore residents to help track sightings of large, ...

Researchers may have discovered the world's biggest spider web, a massive subterranean structure spanning over 100 square ...