Helicopter damselflies specialize in preying on web-building spiders, like the little orb weavers. This predatory flyer is ...

It can be pretty scary finding any sort of spider in your bath but imagine coming across one that has a leg span of 12 inches ...

Art Woods introduces us to Antarctica's enormous sea spiders and Jessi from Animal Wonders brings in Fluffy the Chilean Rose ...

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

Biologists have discovered a new tarantula species in Cuba that is bigger and hairier than other spiders in its genus. A new study, "A hairy giant among dwarves," published this month in the Journal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There are over 45,000 species of spiders in existence, but ...

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Joro spiders, those scary-looking critters that can apparently fly through the air when their giant webs are lifted by the wind, have been making big headlines in recent weeks — mainly because of ...

Giant venomous flying spiders from Japan have made their way to the U.S. in recent years, and will likely infiltrate more states in 2024. Originally spotted in Georgia a decade ago, the arachnids are ...

The Bay State may soon be dealing with a new invasive species. This could be the year those giant Joro spiders arrive in Massachusetts, according to a leading arachnid researcher who emphasized “there ...