Sometimes, the best survival strategy is disguising yourself like something no one wants to eat, much less mess with and dig ...

Step aside, Van Gogh. Some spiders are out here making self-portraits for survival. New research shows that several orb-weaving species construct giant web-mounted “doppelgängers” convincing enough to ...

Two species of spiders have been observed for the first time weaving larger “decoy” models of themselves to protect themselves from predators. The findings mark the first instance of any creature ...

There are two kinds of spiders that make webs indoors during the winter, and both are quite common. And neither is native to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although the word “spider” may elicit a “yuck” or an “ew” from many readers, the true nature of these oft-feared critters is not ...

During the cold and quiet winter, most insects and their predators vanish from sight. But tucked into silken sacs under pear tree bark, some tiny hunters are very much awake. These are Clubiona ...

Although the word “spider” may elicit a “yuck” or an “ew” from many readers, the true nature of these oft-feared critters is not as icky as one might suppose. Arachnids provide essential services for ...