Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of spider living in the state’s coastal sand dunes. The new species, named Aptostichus ramirezae, is a kind of trapdoor ...

Although Americans know them as “ladybugs,” the beloved red-and-black beetle is better known as a “ladybird” in the United Kingdom — and the entomology world at large. A family of spiders bears an ...

New species are discovered all the time. While some are found in the most remote parts of the planet, others were hiding in plain sight all this time. Newsweek reported that a new species of spider ...

The Lesser Caucasus Mountains are home to a diverse mix of flora and fauna. Meet the newest member of this fascinating ecosystem: Psammitis abuliensis. It’s not everyday that a new species is ...

The Darwin’s bark spider silk has a tensile strength of around 1.6 gigapascals, several times stronger than structural iron, ...

Researchers collected the unfortunate arachnids near grottos and caves in Rio de Janeiro state, a region similar to where ...

Female Joro spider leg-length gets up to 6-8 inches, males are much smaller Has this ever happened to you? You get up, stretch, throw on a robe, open the door to get the paper or walk the dog and ...

What is thought to be the world's largest-known spider's web, housing tens of thousands of arachnids, has been discovered in a cave on the Albanian-Greek border. After researchers published their ...

Spider webs are nature’s perfect traps: sticky and delicate, yet strong enough to catch insects many times larger than the ...

Spiders often appear in homes for simple reasons, such as seeking shelter and food. Most of the species are not only harmless but also eat the insects in your home that you dislike.

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of spider living in the state's coastal sand dunes. "These are absolutely beautiful spiders living among the California ...