In this captivating time-lapse video, watch as a masterful spider showcases its incredible skills in wrapping and dragging a ...

Silk decorations in spider webs aren’t just for show. They may help spiders “hear” their prey through vibrations.

Scientists have uncovered what is believed to be the largest spider web ever recorded, deep inside a cave on the ...

In late summer and fall, these small orange arachnids will stretch their circular webs across trees and porches in your yard ...

Romanian scientists realized every arachnophobe’s worst nightmare after discovering the “world’s biggest spider web”– complete with approximately 111,000 of the critters. The impressive feat of ...

Deep in the cave recesses, springs feed a stream. But this isn’t fresh mountain water. It’s a sulfidic brew, loaded with ...

It might sound like the opening of a particularly skin-crawling horror story, but to a team of researchers venturing into ...

This invasive spiderling is floating its way along the East Coast of the U.S., and scientists are left wondering just how much damage they might cause.

A few years ago, the owner of a house in Georgia captured an epic battle between a brown widow spider and a brown snake. Black widows are widely known as one of the most dangerous on Earth, but in ...

Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave talk about spider web architecture, storytelling and memory, and why more TV pixels may not translate to a better viewing experience.

Marvel is home to some of the most memorable weapons and tools in comics, such as Captain America’s shield and Spider-Man’s web-shooters. While perhaps the most renowned, thos ...

Joros don’t typically pose serious threats to humans. But their autumnal abundance does appear to be the source of significant irritation for local residents—something that David Coyle, an ...