Scientists discovered a caterpillar that lives in spider webs, eating the bugs that get stuck - including the spider that ...

Spiders don’t just spin webs randomly; their intricate, symmetrical designs are backed by an astonishing evolutionary strategy and geometry. These perfectly constructed traps serve more than one ...

Australia is home to a fascinating spider species known as Walckenaer’s studded triangular spider (Arkys walckenaeri), part of the unique orb-weaving family called Arkyinae. These spiders are ...

Spring is the time when many spiders emerge from their winter hiding places and start doing what they do best: spinning webs.

A male long-jawed orb weaver spider uses his huge jaws to avoid getting eaten while mating. In order to mate, a male long-jawed orb weaver spider has to hook his huge jaws into those of a larger ...

AZ Animals is a growing team of animals experts, researchers, farmers, conservationists, writers, editors, and -- of course -- pet owners who have come together to help you better understand the ...

Orb-weaver spider. Image via Depositphotos. The distances achieved by ballooning spiders are nothing short of remarkable. Under ideal conditions, spiders can travel hundreds of kilometers through the ...

But "orb weaver spiders, funnel-web spiders, wolf spiders, jumping spiders, tarantulas, and crab spiders" can also cause painful bites that rarely have serious complications. Kids and people older ...

Black widow- and brown recluse-related injuries are the most medically relevant, according to ORKIN. But "orb weaver spiders, funnel-web spiders, wolf spiders, jumping spiders, tarantulas, and crab ...