Spiders invade homes during cold months searching for warmth and food, but one straightforward maintenance task blocks their ...

Different species of spiders produce different silks that serve different purposes, from floating on air to cradling eggs. The triangle weaver spider, Hyptiotes cavatus, weaves and holds a three-sided ...

A giant colonial spiderweb in a sulfuric cave on the border between Greece and Albania may be the largest ever found — and it ...

The sobriety of the Catholic tradition, by which on All Saints' Day graves are cleaned and flowers are brought to cemeteries to spend time with deceased loved ones, has given way in recent years to ...

A social media page that frequently posts fabricated stories about alien life shared another outlandish tale about alien robot spiders in Antarctica.

F or decades, arachnologists debated the actual purpose of stabilimenta, a special thread spiders weave into their webs. Now, ...

The LEGO Group has unveiled a new wave of sets for its LEGO Marvel theme which will hits shelves on January 1st and includes the Spider-Man vs. Ghost Rider Motorcycle, Spider-Man Car vs. Venomized ...

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

An Australian company has created a significant evolution of the construction industry in the form of Charlotte, a spider-like robot capable of building houses.

A bright moon and crisp autumn evening brought the costumed children and adults out by the thousands. Homeowners had strung ...

Made from a silk that’s distinct from the ordinary web scaffolding surrounding them, stabilimenta reflect ultraviolet light, leading some scientists to suggest their function is primarily ...

Many spider species build spiral wheel-shaped webs – orb webs – to capture prey, and some incorporate so-called “stabilimenta ...