Joro spiders have attracted attention for their large golden webs and rapid expansion across parts of the United States. New ...

Parasitoid wasps that attack spiders represent a striking example of co-evolutionary dynamics between predators and their hosts. Unlike conventional parasites, these wasps deposit eggs on or within ...

The frightening, brightly-colored large spiders are back, and experts say they are spreading rapidly across the U.s. This eight-legged creepy species, known as the Joro spider, can grow as large as a ...

Spiders are among Earth's most resourceful predators, nabbing prey by any means necessary. Orb weavers spin webs for capture. Wolf spiders ambush on the ground at night. Almost all spiders use venom ...

The biggest male funnel-web spider ever recorded — a deadly behemoth measuring 3.6 inches (9.2 centimeters) from foot to foot — has been handed into a zoo in Australia. The spider is so large, its ...

Perhaps the most infamous of them all, the Black Widow is native to New Jersey and considered the most venomous spider in ...