Across the globe, several spider species possess potent venom, posing significant risks to humans. These spiders, including the brown recluse, Brazilian wandering spider, and black widow ...

Method of Attack: These spiders are hunters at ground level, using ambush-style tactics to capture prey. Diet: The wolf spider’s diet consists of crickets, beetles, ants, and caterpillars ...

Researchers have, for the first time ever, used CRISPR gene editing on spiders. While the genetically-modified critters lack the ability to give you spidey senses, they do spin glowing silk.

A new study by researchers at the University of Galway's School of Natural Sciences has revealed why some spiders possess venom that is far more potent than others. By analyzing the venoms of more ...

Spiders known for elaborate circular webs have altered their spinning style in dark spaces to create apparent tripwires for walking prey. Those that make circular webs are known as orb-weavers ...

They are notable for their thick, bulbous abdomen. Furrow spiders are widespread, living in North America, South America, Northern Africa, Asia, and Europe. Belonging to the Selenopidae family, wall ...

A video shared to TikTok on Feb. 17, 2025, suggested spiders could be more sentient than previously thought. An on-screen text read, "Spiders run at you because they sense danger and think you're ...

A new study suggests orb-weaving spiders may manipulate the flashes of male fireflies caught in their web to mimic the mating call of a female. A male firefly is caught in the web of an orb ...

Dan-Dan Zhang received funding from Kungl. Fysiografiska Sällskapet I Lund on spider research. Gabriele Uhl received funding for exploring the chemical sense of spiders from the German Science ...

Two views of the slingshot spider; the the right image shows the web’s cone shape with a spider at the tip. © Reproduced with permission of The Company of ...

Deinopidae and Selenopidae), whereas Gnaphosidae occurred only in the UNEMAT Reserve. No exclusive families occurred in the other areas. Relationships between species richness (a, c) and abundance (b, ...

Wolf spiders from the Lycosidae family are agile hunters found globally across diverse habitats. Known for preying on ground-dwelling insects, they contribute significantly to natural pest control.