This spider doesn’t run or hide when danger strikes. Instead, it builds a fake version of itself — and predators fall for it.

Jumping spiders of the genus Portia exhibit remarkable hunting skills, retaining visual information about prey even when ...

A close look at a viral spider video reveals how web-building spiders use silk to restrain, transport, and consume large prey ...

According to The Hindu, the spider was found around Madhugundi village, and was named pilia malenadu to honor its origins.

When Peter Parker bonded with the mystical “Spider-Totem” known as The Other, he transcended into something primal and ...

Then they use the rudimentary spears, which are around 75 centimetres long, to stab bushbabies while they sleep in their ...

Spiders are quite intelligent regarding survival, and the example that illustrates this best is that of Cyclosa orb weavers.

Step aside, Van Gogh. Some spiders are out here making self-portraits for survival. New research shows that several orb-weaving species construct giant web-mounted “doppelgängers” convincing enough to ...

The great raft spider, one of Europe’s largest native spiders, has made an extraordinary comeback after being on the brink of extinction.

A decade after being listed among the UK’s rarest invertebrates, one of Europe’s largest native spiders is rapidly reclaiming wetland territory. The great raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius), once ...

Although the word “spider” may elicit a “yuck” or an “ew” from many readers, the true nature of these oft-feared critters is not as icky as one might suppose. Arachnids provide essential services for ...

What is thought to be the world’s largest-known spider’s web, housing tens of thousands of arachnids, has been discovered in a cave on the Albanian-Greek border. After researchers published their ...