A fungus that turns spiders into zombies sounds like something straight out of a horror movie. Both arachnophobes and people ...

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

This spider doesn’t run or hide when danger strikes. Instead, it builds a fake version of itself — and predators fall for it.

Some spider species possess venom capable of causing severe pain, neurological symptoms, and medical emergencies. While most ...

What looks like a spider but isn’t one, lives underwater and breathes through its legs? That would be the mysterious sea spider. With over 1,300 species living in every ocean, these marine arthropods ...

When people talk about “the biggest spider,” they’re usually mixing two different records: the longest leg span and the ...

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 ...

The scary-looking, ominously-named wolf spider is actually a beneficial insect. Wolf spiders belong to the class Arachnida and are members of the family Lycosidae (derived from the Greek word lycos, ...

The “extra touches” to intricate webs - known as stabilimenta - enable the eight-legged hunters to find their next meal.