Tropical orb-weaving spiders craft giant spider-like puppets in their webs. Scientists say the decoys may deter predators, ...

Helicopter damselflies specialize in preying on web-building spiders, like the little orb weavers. This predatory flyer is ...

Building these strong yet ephemeral traps is a process that follows patterns shared among spider species. But is there room ...

This spider doesn’t run or hide when danger strikes. Instead, it builds a fake version of itself — and predators fall for it.

The “extra touches” to intricate webs - known as stabilimenta - enable the eight-legged hunters to find their next meal.

The arachnophobes have come to a decision: jumping spiders can stay. The other spiders must leave, but jumping spiders are ...

You'll want to keep an eye out for the unique webs that brown recluse spiders are known to make as you rid your home of these ...

Spider webs aren't only functional, they are a work of beauty, with some spiders going that extra step, adding an unexpected ...

Spider silk occupies a distinct place in natural materials science for its combination of mechanical strength, toughness and ...

It usually comes out late at night, as a joke that goes over too well. Someone thinks you swallow spiders while sleeping, and ...

Some of nature’s most mesmerizing works of art might just be hanging in your backyard. The artist is an orb weaver spider.

In his new National Geographic series Pole to Pole, the actor ventures deep into the Amazon in search of creatures whose ...