A fungus that turns spiders into zombies sounds like something straight out of a horror movie. Both arachnophobes and people ...

I’ve found this beauty the last few years waiting for her dinner on her web woven on my Red Hot Pokers (Kniphofia). Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae and are the most ...

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

Researchers from the United States and Slovenia have discovered a new, giant Nephila species (golden orb weaver spider) from Africa and Madagascar and have published their findings in the Oct. 21 ...

Spring is the time when many spiders emerge from their winter hiding places and start doing what they do best: spinning webs. This is when you may spot the classic cobwebs in your yard or garden.

Larinioides sclopetarius, commonly known as bridge spiders, are orb-weavers that listen to the environment through their webs. Junpeng Lai Humans aren’t very good listeners. Not compared to some ...

This essay is part of Finding Beauty, a series on discovering joy in the unexpected. When I was a teenager, my family lived deep in the hills of a tiny country village overlooking Montego Bay. It was ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The scientists made the spiders exercise by irritating them with a small paint brush and causing them to move around until they became exhausted.