The bright contrast of yellow and black on a spider may make it look very scary, but most do more good than harm. Here's how to identify friends and foes.

We see silken spider webs in all kinds of places — in a corner of the garage that hasn’t seen a broom in months, in a window that was unoccupied yesterday, among some forked twigs as densely ...

Dusty spider webs are associated with Halloween and creepy houses, but many are beautiful or architecturally accomplished. Did you know that you can tell what kind of spider is lurking by the threads ...

As winter grips and colder mornings arrive, Matty Graham suggests taking close-up shots of the dew-covered webs in your garden ...

“Recent studies have explored how spider webs can detect sounds from across a room. And how spiders construct and tension their webs may be influenced by the prey (and other things) they can ...

Scientists created the world's first gene-edited spider, which spins webs that glow red under the right lighting conditions.

Joro spiders are a colorful and invasive species of spiders. Learn more about the signs of Joro spiders, health risks, what to do if you have them, and more.

Scientists have now discovered a fascinating new example – some spiders have been seen manipulating fireflies’ flashes to attract more bugs to their webs.

Your face is not what Micrathena gracilis wants to eat. It prefers flies. But hikers, mountain bikers, and trail runners in St. Louis know what awaits them in August and September: an endless series ...

Garden spiders like to build their webs near houses. Once they do, they tend to stay in the same spot for the duration of a season. Compared with other spiders that usually build webs in shrubs or ...