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

Scientists have discovered two new spiders with truly bizarre camouflage: not only do they look like bird poop, but they ...

Two spider species have developed a remarkable defense mechanism by crafting decoys resembling larger spiders.

Spider may elicit a “yuck” or an “ew” from many, but the true nature of these oft-feared critters is not as icky as one might ...

This Instagram video shows a praying mantis ambushing and devouring a spider in second, proof that this “praying” insect is ...

Although many people have a built-in aversion to them, spiders rank as one of the gardener's best tools for biological pest control. They also are one of the few pest predators that don't eat plants. ...

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