Researchers have found evidence that a common North American spider species alters its webs to deal with urban noise ...

A shopper got an unexpected freebie with her bananas when she discovered an egg sac thought to be from a venomous South ...

Black widows are notorious spiders identified by the colored, hourglass-shaped mark on their abdomens. Several species answer to the name, and they are found in temperate regions around the world.

Almost all of us will have seen spiders in our homes - perhaps walking across the lounge floor, stuck in the bath, or quietly sitting in a ceiling corner. Several species share our living spaces, some ...

Unfortunately for NC arachnophobes, one of these species may prefer hiding in folded linens, closets and shoes.

A SHOPPER got an unexpected freebie with her bananas when she discovered an egg sac thought to be from a South American spider. Pauline Smith, 51, said she bought the bananas from Aldi in Montrose ...

Find out how web-spinning spiders do what they do and learn about the impressive, multipurpose material they use to catch their dinner. Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of ...

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Austrian papers state that a merchant of Vienna has lately presented to the Industrial Union of that capital tbe details of a series of experiments made by him to manufacture spiders' thread into ...