Prey stick to orb-weaver spider webs because their waxy outer layers mesh with spider silk to form a matrix glue. A team of physics students in the U.K. have worked out that spider silk could be ...

Orb nails its conclusion with a set of big surprises and big thoughts that capitalize on everything the narrative has been building up to. It's not a tidy ending, but it's an appropriate one.

Residents across the UK were left scratching their heads on Monday evening (March 24) when a 'spinning' orb lit up the night sky. The spiral anomaly led to speculation of a UFO sighting, with some ...

Researchers have found evidence that a common North American spider species alters its webs to deal with urban noise pollution. By Joshua Rapp Learn There’s nothing worse than a noisy neighbor ...

Males also do a sexy shimmy to dazzle the ladies. Measuring no bigger than 0.2 inches (0.5 centimeters), the sparklemuffin peacock spider is, arguably, one of the cutest spiders around.

Storms and rising prices aren't the only dangers Georgians need to be wary of. There are several spider species that call Georgia home, and some of them are venomous. Here's a look at five common ...

That experience, a new study finds, is also true for some spiders. Researchers compared spiders from rural and urban environments and found they change how they build their webs when exposed to ...

cardinal spider, the walnut orb-weaver spider, wasp spider, black lace-weaver, the cross spider, the giant house spider and cellar spider, lace-webbed spider, the zebra-back spider – and even ...

Spider-Man 4 will be a "fresh start" for Peter Parker, according to star Tom Holland, so forget everything you know about the character and get ready for a brand-new MCU adventure. The film, which ...

Creepy-crawly courtship. This shot of a pair of courting crab spiders, taken by nature photographer Sandip Guha in Shiliguri, India, highlights the difference in size between the male and his much ...

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse is finally taking shape, with an official release date now confirmed and first-look images teasing an epic multiversal adventure. All of that (and more) is ...