Cold temperatures and harsh weather conditions are bad news for most animals, including spiders. But these creatures aren’t ...

Tropical orb-weaving spiders craft giant spider-like puppets in their webs. Scientists say the decoys may deter predators, ...

Jumping spiders – one of the largest spider families – get their name from the extraordinary jumps they make to hunt prey, to navigate and also to evade predators. Male jumping spiders also jump to ...

Methane is a menace to Earth’s climate, but to tiny spiders in the pitch-black depths of the ocean, it’s fuel for life. In a bizarre twist of nature, scientists have discovered three previously ...

Most Bay Area hikers pass right by without ever noticing, but a careful eye can spot tiny towers rising up from the forest floor. These mysterious little tubes, barely an inch high, are the homes of a ...

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