Building these strong yet ephemeral traps is a process that follows patterns shared among spider species. But is there room ...

Identifying common types of spider webs can help you understand if you're hosting a harmless and handy manager of pests or an ...

If you have been on edge dodging spider webs around your home, you are not the only one. Georgia and South Carolina are ...

If you have been on edge dodging spider webs around your home, you are not the only one. The Upstate is reporting increased ...

In the forests of South Africa lurks an arachnophobe’s nightmare – Nephila kowaci, the largest web-spinning spider in the world. The females of this newly discovered species have bodies that are 3-4 ...

Some species have an incredible knack for hacking others to get what they want. Scientists have now discovered a fascinating new example – some spiders have been seen manipulating fireflies’ flashes ...

A large spider native to East Asia has spun its thick, golden web on power lines, porches and vegetable patches all over north Georgia this year — a proliferation that has driven some unnerved ...

It's the time of year when the orb-weaver spider's appearance is more common in the Wilmington area. The orb-weaver spider might not be popular or wanted around by many people because of the massive ...

On April 12, 2021, scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reported that they had translated the structure of a spider web into music, which could have implications for cross-species ...