Shutterstock For many people, spiders are the stuff of nightmares, but do spiders actually have nightmares (or any type of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Whip spiders (order Amblypygi) display a suite of fascinating behaviours underpinned by unique sensory adaptations that enable them to thrive in complex, nocturnal environments. Their elongated, ...

Discovered in 2022, the subterranean spider web spans over 1,000 feet and is home to a six-figure population of arachnids.

A newly identified fungus in Northern Ireland appears to manipulate spider behavior, eerily turning them into “zombies” ...

Learn more about two spider species that use their webs to create complex spider doppelgängers for protection from large predators. In the depths of the Amazon and across the humid forests of the ...

Spiders are generally not hostile towards human beings and only attack in self-defense if need be; however, a recent study has revealed that due to global warming, spiders are becoming angrier and ...

Silk has been cultivated for centuries by domesticated silkworms, but it has been difficult to commercially produce spider silk in bulk due to their cannibalistic tendencies. However, spider silk ...