Unlike the majority of spiders, which dwell on land, the diving bell spider spends most of its life underwater. It is the ...

Spring is the time when many spiders emerge from their winter hiding places and start doing what they do best: spinning webs. This is when you may spot the classic cobwebs in your yard or garden.

Turn away now arachnophobes, because this massive spider web will give you nightmares. Thousands of spiders have spun a giant "communal" web at a park in Rowlett, Texas. While it's unsure how many ...

Thanks to E.B. White's charming story, "Charlotte's Web," the sight ... Today, synthetic spider silk is used by NASA in space ...

Ecologists saw nocturnal spiders attracting prey with its web by using fireflies as bait, according to a new study.