We totally get it; seeing a spider scurry across the floor is enough to make anyone jump. It's natural to want to grab the closest shoe or rolled-up magazine and go for the kill. But there are several ...

The diving bell spider (Argyroneta aquatica) is the only spider species known to live almost entirely underwater. This is ...

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When people talk about “the biggest spider,” they’re usually mixing two different records: the longest leg span and the ...

The population of the large, brightly colored invasive species called the Joro spider has been growing in parts of the southern and eastern U.S. for years, and some researchers think it's only a ...

A spotted orb weaver is shown in its web Upcountry. It is one of approximately 205 species of spiders in Hawaii, of which an estimated 77 species have been introduced by people accidentally or ...

A chance observation of an unusual spider led scientists to identify a new parasitic mite species in Brazil. While sorting ...

And now, new research has uncovered a ladybird spider in the wilds of a cork oak forest in southern Morocco — and it’s unlike ...

Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which we call silk. It is both strong and stretchy but not all spider silk is the same, there are several different types. Spiders produce silk using special ...

Spider silk occupies a distinct place in natural materials science for its combination of mechanical strength, toughness and ...

When researchers studying spiders and scorpions at the Zoological Collections Laboratory of the Butantan Institute in São ...