In lab experiments, spiders changed how they constructed their webs in noisy environments, and rural and urban spiders ...

Researchers have found evidence that a common North American spider species alters its webs to deal with urban noise ...

Sauntering through your yard, gazing at your prized roses, breathing in their sweet scents mixed in with summer's balminess ...

The researchers found that funnel-weaving spiders alter how their silk webs transmit vibrations in response to local noise.

Researchers exposed spiders to a range of different chemicals — including caffeine, marijuana, and Benzedrine — and noted how differently they spin webs under the influence of each.

Black widows are solitary year-round except during this violent mating ritual. These spiders spin large webs in which females suspend a cocoon with hundreds of eggs. Spiderlings disperse soon ...

Georgia is home to several spider species, and some are venomous. What do they look like? How dangerous are they? What to do if bitten.

Most are perpendicular to the ground, but others are horizontal. Building a web on grass is more challenging because it is flexible and these webs look different. Spiders from the same species ...

Jerry Hollis took this photo in the mountains above the Valley of what appears to be a common crab spider (Xysticus cristatus ...

Cobweb spiders are known for making messy, irregular webs that are usually found in ... These spiders are ground-dwelling hunters that reside in various environments and, while they are venomous ...

While spiders are beneficial to have in your garden as they feed on pests such as aphids, beetles, wasps, caterpillars, and ...

EUROPE's biggest species of spider has arrived in Britain, with the venomous funnel-web creature spotted in a nursery yard. The terrifying stowaway, said to have a "huge appetite", was spotted by ...