If you want a spider that’s more cute than creepy, this beaded spider tutorial is for you. With simple supplies and clear, ...

Jumping spiders are becoming increasingly popular as pets, because, well, just look at them. They are adorable. For some ...

Dragline silk or major ampullate (MA) silk, the part of a spider's web that forms the main frame and spokes, is one of the toughest materials known to science. That is, it can absorb massive amounts ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Have you ever seen a spider skitter under a cabinet in your kitchen, then spotted a similar one later in the day? While many of us, especially those afraid of spiders, would like to believe that a ...

“I’m sure everyone knows that spiders make silk and have venom, but they also fly, play songs, walk on water, solve puzzles, and live everywhere, from underwater to the tallest mountain peaks on Earth ...

Scientists offer a new idea for why orb-weaving arachnids add decorations known as stabilimenta to their webs. Trilobites Scientists offer a new idea for why orb-weaving arachnids add decorations ...

Source: Nosferattus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. This time of year, spiders receive a lot of attention for their creepier qualities. But Ximena Nelson, a biologist at the University of Canterbury in ...

New Zealand is home to some impressive and sometimes scary creatures. Thanks to its isolation from other locations, animals have evolved to become unlike any others on the planet. These endemic ...