Despite the fear factor, these giants are "about as dangerous to you as a houseplant." ...

Researchers tested more than 160 spider species from around the world to determine which arachnid is the quickest on eight legs ...

A newly discovered spider in Queensland builds a four-hour silk catapult that uses aggressive ants to trigger their own ...

She began flipping over small boulders to see what she could find, as she often enjoys seeing what critters she could ...

Spiders are beneficial to the environment. Fear of these insects is common, but—believe it or not—most spiders cannot hurt humans. However, the brown recluse spider is a dangerous exception. The ...

The discovery of the Chilean recluse spider (Loxosceles laeta) in Porto is the first record of this venomous species in ...

Scientists have discovered a “ballista spider” that builds a spring-powered silk trap designed specifically to catch aggressive green tree ants. The ant unknowingly triggers the mechanism itself, ...

Learn how the newly discovered ballista spider builds a durable snare specialized in trapping a single ant species. A newly discovered spider species has developed a highly sophisticated trap that ...

In ecology, the principle holds that the more diverse and heterogeneous a habitat is, the more different species it supports.

In northern Australia, a newly described “ballista spider” appears to hunt only one species: the green tree ant. Its ...