An ancient ancestor of spiders and relatives doubled its genome about 400 million years ago, setting the stage for the ...

The spider doppelgängers are made of prey carcasses, plant debris, and other organic materials. They have a central structure ...

Discover why only female Darwin's bark spiders produce the strongest silk, surpassing steel in toughness and strength.

What looked like a pearl necklace on a tiny spider turned out to be parasitic mite larvae. Scientists identified the mites as a new species, marking the first record of its family in Brazil. The ...

Spiders are creatures that often trigger fear or discomfort. We find them quietly sitting in corners or quickly darting across the floor, and instinctively we treat them as pests. Yet, there is ...

SEATTLE — From Fear to Fascination. That's the name of a new exhibit at the freshly-revamped Pacific Science Center that's focused on spiders. The exhibit challenges common misconceptions and explores ...

The Darwin’s bark spider silk has a tensile strength of around 1.6 gigapascals, several times stronger than structural iron, ...

What makes spider silk so extraordinarily strong and elastic at the same time? This was the focus of recent investigations carried out by researchers from the University of Greifswald, the University ...

Nature’s orchestra is composed of the strings that hold the earth together. Without some of the earth’s most valuable players, like pollinators, arachnids, and many other living organisms, the melody ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...

Happy Halloween, Short Wavers! In today’s news round-up, we’ve got only treats. Hosts Regina Barber and Emily Kwong fill in NPR’s Ailsa... This week in science: spiders, TV pixels and storytelling ...