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

In a recent exploration, scientists have stumbled upon a colossal spider ‘supercity’ in a cave, home to an estimated 100,000 ...

Serban Sarbu, a cave scientist, thought he’d seen everything — until he entered a pitch-black cave along the Albania–Greece ...

Learn more about how scientists uncovered an unlikely community of arachnids in Europe’s Sulfur Cave and why these spiders ...

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

Why do spider webs have zigzag designs? New research reveals how they act like vibration alarms to help the spider sense its ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Spider-Man fans probably weren’t expecting to see the hero building a web in real life outside ...

Spiders play a key role in forest food webs, where they regulate decomposer populations and may act as predators of pests and disease vectors. Spider community composition is determined in part by ...