Cold temperatures and harsh weather conditions are bad news for most animals, including spiders. But these creatures aren’t ...

When people talk about “the biggest spider,” they’re usually mixing two different records: the longest leg span and the ...

Spiders are prolific. There are 45,000 species of spiders that we currently know of, and scientists estimate that there are ...

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

A reduced genome in an island species raises evolutionary questions.

Centipedes are not insects either. But centipedes are more closely related to insects than worms are. And that is because ...

When a spider stops moving, it often finds itself tucked behind a sofa or caught in a room's corner. The legs are pulled in ...

Some spider species possess venom capable of causing severe pain, neurological symptoms, and medical emergencies. While most ...