Since the Industrial Revolution, human activity has led to an increase in environmental noise. By now, residents have grown ...

A SNEAKY spider that becomes “virtually invisible to predators” has been discovered. The critter is described as a “master ...

In lab experiments, spiders changed how they constructed their webs in noisy environments, and rural and urban spiders ...

The researchers found that funnel-weaving spiders alter how their silk webs transmit vibrations in response to local noise.

Whether you are a fan of spiders or terrified of them, you can’t help but admire their ability to make webs. These ...

A team of scientists led by The University of Western Australia has discovered two new species of trapdoor spiders in the ...

Tarantulas, like many different spiders, have venom. But they don't usually like to use it on humans. "It takes a lot of energy for their bodies to make it. So, they'll use it as a last resort ...

Spiders living in caves show how tiny genetic changes can reshape vision or cause complete blindness over generations.

Louisiana is home to numerous different species of spiders, since the state's warm climate and diverse landscape makes for the perfect environment for the arachnids. While most spiders in ...

Two different spiders were found in the Kimberly region of northern Australia. They've been named Kwonkan fluctellus and Kwonkan nemoralis, and were found during 2022's "Bush Blitz" edpition.

Spider silk is made of proteins and specifically, it contains large amounts of the amino acids glycine and alanine. The exact arrangement of the amino acids is responsible for the different ...