Spider-Man fans were shocked at the end of Amazing Spider-Man #2 when the issue revealed the return of Itsy-Bitsy, a key new ...

Scientists suggest social spiders are more about going with the flow than sticking to a role, after new research challenges ...

New research led by the University of Portsmouth has revealed that African social spiders—dubbed "hippie spiders" for their ...

The diving bell spider (Argyroneta aquatica) probably has the most unusual use for its web, which enables it to spend most of its life underwater - a unique ability among spiders. It constructs a net ...

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Black widows are notorious spiders identified by the colored, hourglass-shaped mark on their abdomens. Several species answer to the name, and they are found in temperate regions around the world.

The spider monkey’s tail is prehensile, which means “capable of grasping.” It is generally longer than the animal’s body and acts as a fifth limb—an adaptation to life in the tree canopy.

Marvel Comics is promising to give Spider-Man the biggest battering of his life, courtesy of Hellgate, and beginning with Amazing Spider-Man #7 in July and into August with #8… "Joe Kelly, John ...