The number of times I have walked into a spider web is pretty comical. At first, I saw them as a nuisance during my forest adventures, but upon a closer look with my macro lens, I began to notice ...

A four-legged huntsman spider hangs outside of Jul Smith's front window in Sidney, Australia. The spider was still fairly agile considering that half of its legs were missing.

SCIENCE Giant Joro ‘flying’ spider continues march northward with Massachusetts sighting The bright-yellow and black spiders can grow as long as 6 inches when its legs are fully extended ...

Upon further evaluation, I noticed something strange: this spider was actually stretching its front legs completely out. Blending into the corner railing of my porch like an innocent twig, it ...

The Tetragnatha spider stretches its legs to become nearly invisible. Learn how this clever behavior helps it hunt and survive near water.