Nature doesn’t mess around when it comes to survival. One species of spider has come up with a hunting trick – using the ...

It could belong to a Joro spider, the large, yellow-and-black orb weavers. Atlantans are becoming well acquainted with the invasive species that, to some, seems to be taking over the city. But how ...

Ecologists have observed a species of nocturnal spider attracting prey to its web using the bioluminescent beacons of already trapped fireflies. This rare example of a predator exploiting its prey's ...

At night in the forests of East Asia, fireflies glow to attract mates. But sometimes their signals are hijacked. Sheet web ...

Scientists observed these spiders holding fireflies as bait. They noticed that the fireflies remained trapped until their ...

While most people dislike jumping spiders, they are pretty resourceful when it comes to helping out around the house with ...

Like the spider weaves its web from its own saliva, we weave our world with our own love and get trapped in it. Love takes ...

Pholcus phalangioides, commonly known as the cellar spider or daddy long-legs spider, is an established species found ...

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Imagine a spider using the light of its trapped prey to catch even more food — sounds like a nature mystery! A team of ecologists in Taiwan have found that a special kind of spider called Psechrus ...

Spider-Man's list of villains is long and many have tragic histories, but there's one among them who truly may be the most misunderstood.

What I am suggesting, though, is that Marvel take a page out of DC’s handbook and create a superhero family like the ...