TCU researchers say testing for mercury in spiders could help us know when fish are safe to eat. When Matt Chumchal sees a spider in his house, he releases it safely outside. This is partly because ...

Wolf spiders and carnivorous plants called sundews may compete with each other for food in the wild, a new study finds. The two organisms, which both view small insects as tasty treats, seemed to ...

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

For one tiny Australian spider, somersaulting is the secret to taking on ants twice its size. The hunting maneuver hasn’t been found in any other spider species, researchers report September 19 in the ...

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

Looking for some knockout Halloween treats? If cheesecake and red licorice sound right up your alley, you’ll definitely want to keep reading. "Red Vines Spider Web Mini Cheesecakes is a recipe ...

We recently reported on a new discovery about those zigzags you see in spider webs. Silken decorations like these are known ...

To keep spiders outside this winter, you should find any entry points to your home and seal them. While they are undoubtedly important for the ecosystem, most of us agree that spiders do not belong ...

Scientists uncover a giant 106m² spider web with 111,000 spiders in a cave on the Greece–Albania border—the first documented ...

“Spider sense” isn’t just something your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man can lay claim to. It turns out ogre-faced, net-casting spiders, already known for their large eyes and incredible night vision ...