A Natural History of the World's Spiders," author Ximena Nelson examines three species of spider with unusual diets — plants, ...
The study was inspired by the known fact that orb-weaver spiders have a particular affinity for fireflies, which they seem to keep alive while stuck in their web so that they can attract more ...
Spiders are popping up in Halloween displays and props. Only two of the hundreds of species found in Indiana are harmful.
The large and vividly colored Joro spiders are making their way north and the question isn't if they're coming to the NYC ...
The large arachnids that were predicted to be years away from arriving here were most likely transported by humans, expert ...
Earlier this year, USA Today reported that orb weaver spiders also have another interesting skill: Trapping a firefly and using its glowing bulb to attract even more insects. The study was ...
Tarantulas and the common-orb-weaver, represent two of the more recognizable suborders of spiders (mygalomorphs and araneomorphs respectively), but there is a third suborder that is basal to these two ...