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

Fossil of ancient spider web only one of its type ever discovered Researchers have found what they say is the only fossil ever discovered of a spider attack on prey caught in its web — a 100 ...

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

Researchers have finally figured out how slingshot spiders (Theridiosoma gemmosum) are so accurate when they fire their webs at prey. Everything from the timing to the angle at which they fire their ...

The tiny ray spider uses its web to grab its prey out of the air. Though common practice with comic book characters, this ability is unusual in spiders. So I'm thinking we've all seen a spider ...

In a remote, lushly forested area of an Oahu mountain range, scientists have discovered a carnivorous caterpillar species that makes a living in such a macabre way that they have nicknamed it the ...