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

Australian spider declared world’s fastest after record-breaking sprint - Researchers find running speed of spider is related ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its ...

A recently discovered spider species in Australia’s tropical rainforests has stunned researchers with a hunting technique ...

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

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 ...

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider lurking in California's coastal sand dunes. The newly identified Aptostichus ramirezae is a close ...

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

Wisconsin has 500 spider species, but experts say most are harmless. Meet the common types found in your home.

The population of the large, brightly colored invasive species called the Joro spider has been growing in parts of the southern and eastern U.S. for years, and some researchers think it's only a ...