Arachnophobes, beware! Deep in a dark cave on the Albanian–Greek border, scientists have uncovered the world’s largest ...

Deep in a sulfur cave in Mexico, scientists found the world’s biggest spiderweb — home to 111,000 spiders living in total ...

A study shows that spider web decorations help spiders locate prey by spreading vibrations across more silk threads.

Scientists offer a new idea for why orb-weaving arachnids add decorations known as stabilimenta to their webs.

A cornerstone of early 1970s rock music culture was the British singer David Bowie in his Ziggy Stardust persona, along with his backing band the Spiders from Mars. You can tell that the PR department ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

The global crisis of diminishing biological diversity is challenging our current ability to monitor changes in ecosystems.