Unlike the majority of spiders, which dwell on land, the diving bell spider spends most of its life underwater. It is the ...

Turn away now arachnophobes, because this massive spider web will give you nightmares. Thousands of spiders have spun a giant "communal" web at a park in Rowlett, Texas. While it's unsure how many ...

ATHENS, Greece -- It's not quite the World Wide Web - but the spiders of Aitoliko in Greece have made a good start. Spurred into overdrive by an explosion in the populations of insects they eat, ...

Ecologists saw nocturnal spiders attracting prey with its web by using fireflies as bait, according to a new study.

Researchers have found evidence that a common North American spider species alters its webs to deal with urban noise pollution. By Joshua Rapp Learn There’s nothing worse than a noisy neighbor when ...

Researchers have, for the first time ever, used CRISPR gene editing on spiders. While the genetically-modified critters lack the ability to give you spidey senses, they do spin glowing silk. In a ...