Why do spider webs have zigzag designs? New research reveals how they act like vibration alarms to help the spider sense its ...

If you were to quickly look at the image below, what would you think it was? At first glance, it seems to be a ...

The behavior, which had never been observed before, stunned scientists as, typically, the larger house spider would prey on ...

Spiders in this toxic sulfur cave have built a thriving spider metropolis and the largest spider web complex in the world!

Researchers may have discovered the world's biggest spider web, a massive subterranean structure spanning over 100 square ...

We recently reported on a new discovery about those zigzags you see in spider webs. Silken decorations like these are known ...

A pitch-black cave in the Balkans is home to what researchers say is a singular work of cooperation by two usually-hostile ...

Deep underground in a dark, sulfuric cave on the border between Albania and Greece, scientists have made an incredible ...

Although they're frequently called insects, spiders belong to a closely related class called arachnids. Spiders are helpful to people because they feed on harmful insects. Spiders aren't aggressive or ...

A study shows that spider web decorations help spiders locate prey by spreading vibrations across more silk threads.