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 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.

With four eyes, long legs and claws, a new species of sea spider was discovered lurking in the frosty depths of Antarctica. Researchers happened upon the creature, known as the Austropallene ...

Explore the fascinating biomechanics of the Australian splendid peacock spider's jump. This study from Macquarie University delves into the semi-hydraulic locomotion system that powers the spider ...

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 ...

Scientific discoveries are typically made through observations of the natural world. From watching an apple fall from a tree ...