A spotted orb weaver is shown in its web Upcountry. It is one of approximately 205 species of spiders in Hawaii, of which an estimated 77 species have been introduced by people accidentally or ...

(WGHP) — We’ve all been doing yard work or cleaning out the basement and experienced that jolt of fear when a spider crawls out from nowhere right towards us. Stay on top of breaking news and weather ...

Spiders might be famous for freaking people out with their spindly legs and the way they scuttle about, but they are actually a remarkable group of highly diverse hunters. Many species of spiders ...

Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which we call silk. It is both strong and stretchy but not all spider silk is the same, there are several different types. Spiders produce silk using special ...

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

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider lurking in California’s coastal sand dunes. The newly identified Aptostichus ramirezae is a close ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A macro shot of a jumping spider covered in tiny ice crystals, sitting on a frost-dusted leaf in a winter landscape.© A-Z Animals ...

Even thousands of feet below the water's surface, no arachnophobe is truly safe from spiders. And, thanks to a discovery by a team of scientists, three more species have been added to the list of ...

Source: Nosferattus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. This time of year, spiders receive a lot of attention for their creepier qualities. But Ximena Nelson, a biologist at the University of Canterbury in ...