If you're an avid hiker, you may have heard the term "web-walking" before, and unfortunately it has nothing to do with Spider-Man. Here's what it means.

Two brightly colored spiders face each other on a dried grass stem, connected by a thin strand of silk. Their vivid bodies ...

Scientists have officially brought genetic engineering to the spider's web. For the first time, researchers have created a gene-edited spider that spins red fluorescent silk. Led by a team at the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Nocturnal spiders have been filmed capturing fireflies and keeping them in their webs to attract ...

In Taiwan’s forests, researchers discovered a clever hunting trick by the sheet web spider Psechrus clavis. Instead of immediately devouring captured fireflies, the spiders allow them to glow in the ...