Building these strong yet ephemeral traps is a process that follows patterns shared among spider species. But is there room for individual variation that makes one species' web — or one individual ...

That didn’t stop Jennifer Lopez from taking it up a notch and proving that the spooky holiday can be celebrated year-round. Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesThis week, the “Jenny from the Block” singer, 55 ...

By their nature, Spider webs are small and easy to miss, particularly if your framing is somewhat on the loose side. This is where a macro lens can come in handy – most offer a 1:1 magnification ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...

Spider veins, also known as telangiectasias or thread veins, resemble spider webs or tree branches. They occur when damage to blood vessels close to the skin's surface causes them to widen.

Spider-Tracers are a sort of status effect applied by Spider-Man's alternate attack, Cyber-Web Cluster. When an enemy is hit by Spidey's webs, they'll receive a Spider Web mark on top of their ...

A ginormous and deadly funnel-web spider has been handed in to a reptile park in Australia, where staff said it was the largest of its kind they had ever seen.See the funnel-web spider Hemsworth ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger.

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...