Female joro spiders make large shimmering webs, often clustered in trees like an arachnid apartment complex. But their webs ...

Most spiders are both predators and prey, playing an essential role in the food web (pun intended). In fact, many spiders act ...

When people talk about “the biggest spider,” they’re usually mixing two different records: the longest leg span and the heaviest body. A few species are genuine monsters on both counts. Others are ...

Mention spiders to people and many get the heebie-jeebies. Are they good? Are they bad? Are some good, and some bad? What role do they play in our world, other than evoking panic in many people? In ...