The researchers described the scene in a recent publication, calling it “an extraordinary colonial spider community.” The ...

Serban Sarbu, a cave scientist, thought he’d seen everything — until he entered a pitch-black cave along the Albania–Greece border. Inside, he found the world’s largest known spider web, and he ...

Male nursery web spiders (Pisaura mirabilis) use the sense of smell in their legs to find mates. Researchers at the ...

There are more than 50,000 species of spiders in the world, of all different sizes. They live in a wide range of habitats and ...

The results of the new study, published last month in the journal Subterranean Biology, spread rapidly online due to the striking images of the giant 1,140-square-foot spider web, a carpet-thick ...

Scientists have discovered a giant spider web spanning about half the size of a tennis court and with some 111,000 spiders in ...

It’s spider season, and for some, it’s a daunting experience to get rid of spiders when they find their way inside your home. Although you can take precautions to stop them from entering by spraying ...

Have you ever entered a seldom-used room, only to be met by an unexpected web clinging to your face? Or perhaps during an early morning walk, you’ve paused to admire the delicate artistry of a web, ...

Scientists have studied what they believe is the world's biggest spider's web and found two species of spider are living side by side.

If you have never seen what happens in parts of Australia during spider season, it might shock you. Inside History shared some photos of fields that look like they're dusted with snow...but it isn't ...

Spiders are normal inhabitants of any ecosystem, but when they start building their webs inside your home, things can seem more creepy than fascinating. Fortunately, there are non-toxic and quite ...