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Among the most common spiders found in and around the home, the shy grass spider (aka a funnel-web spider) builds dense, silk-lined webs/burrows to trap its insect victims. They’re also super fast ...

How do you track a Louisiana black bear? This Wildlife and Fisheries team uses a complicated but curiously low-tech method ...

It's not easy to look at a sea spider and see an animal so representative of its kind that it may help scientists sort out ...

Many scientists refer to the Tetragnatha species as ‘stretch spiders’ or long-jawed orb weavers. These stretching spiders typically inhabit areas along bodies of water such as ponds, streams, wetlands ...

In an unexpected twist, a non-venomous spider has been caught poisoning its victims by lacing its silk wrappings with vomited toxins. The feather-legged lace weaver (Uloborus plumipes), common across ...

Spiders can be an uncomfortable presence for many people but thanks to a new development, their silk is set to enhance nerve repair to a level not previously achievable.

Golden Silk Orb-Weavers. Image via Unsplash The Golden Silk Orb-Weavers, known for their impressive webs, shine quite literally with a golden hue. These spiders, mostly found in warmer regions ...

New study shows the feather-legged lace weaver spider kills prey by coating them in toxic silk, not biting.

These are the unfortunately final moments of victims of the Uloboridae spiders, a family of orb weavers that, unlike almost all other spiders, don’t inject venom. Without their own built-in lethal ...