They’re venomous cannibals, hiding in our homes. With something like fifteen quadrillion spiders around, we can’t escape them ...

Have you ever wondered why spider webs are so perfectly symmetrical? It’s not just for beauty—there’s a scientific reason behind this precision! Learn how spiders use geometry and survival instincts ...

A BBC documentary crew in Northern Ireland stumbled upon a fungus that hijacks spiders in an arachnid version of “The Last of Us.” By Kate Golembiewski An abandoned gunpowder storage shed ...

Arachnophobia, or an irrational fear of spiders, is one of the most common phobias in the world. This fear is often based on myths and misconceptions passed down through generations. Psychologists ...

Aaron Phoenix, 37, began accumulating them in the summer of 2021 to help with his mental health and believes he was "born to save spiders." ‘I’m sick of it’ – Luxon wants action on ...

The “classic” Sydney funnel-web spider, Atrax robustus, is found from the Central Coast to the Sydney Basin; the Southern Sydney funnel-web, Atrax montanus, is common in the Blue Mountains south and ...

A fungus named in honor of Sir David Attenborough is warping the bodies and even minds of spiders in Ireland. Researchers found that many Metellina merianae spiders across Ireland have become ...

The colorful yellow sac spider is a harmful pest found throughout America. This spider only grows to the size of a nickel, but it delivers a painful bite that can cause other symptoms. These pests ...

After reaching adulthood, the brown widow spiders mate. The female will often kill the male — a common practice among widow spiders, and how they got their name. Male brown widow spiders live ...

Common Sydney funnel-web spiders, in comparison, can grow up to nearly 2 inches. "Our research uncovered hidden diversity among funnel-web spiders," lead researcher Stephanie Loria said in a ...

Oh what a tangled web we weave when the multiverse becomes part of Spider-Man canon. The Spider-Man film franchise started simply enough, with 2002’s “Spider-Man.” Fast forward 20 years and ...

From decomposing organic matter to forming symbiotic relationships with plants and animals, fungi are nature’s silent architects. Recently, a discovery involving a fungus growing on a spider has added ...