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

It can be pretty scary finding any sort of spider in your bath but imagine coming across one that has a leg span of 12 inches ...

Spiders are often treated as simple ambush predators, reacting only to what touches a web or wanders too close. Research over ...

What is thought to be the world’s largest-known spider’s web, housing tens of thousands of arachnids, has been discovered in ...

Do any animals cook their food like humans? In the wild, the closest culinary parallel seems to be the buckspoor spiders of deserts in southern Africa, says Ellen Husain. They hide beneath thin webs ...

From wasps that turn spiders into living incubators to aquatic hunters that drink their victims like smoothies, here are five gruesome, deadly animals that consume their prey from within – proof that ...

Researchers have documented the strange antics of two tropical spider species that build giant, arachnid-shaped decoys out of silk, plant matter and prey remains in their webs. When you purchase ...

Orb-weaving spiders create iconic wheel-shaped webs, like the one in the video. They view silk as a valuable resource, especially given the protein needed to create it. Because webs are intricate to a ...

A silver Argiope spider in a spiderweb with stabilimenta. Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons When imagining a spider web, chances are most people envision a typical spiral, wheel-shaped ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. One of nature’s most beautiful natural wonders, spider webs ...