Spiders are generally not hostile towards human beings and only attack in self-defense; however, spiders are becoming more ...

Whip spiders (order Amblypygi) display a suite of fascinating behaviours underpinned by unique sensory adaptations that enable them to thrive in complex, nocturnal environments. Their elongated, ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have discovered the adaptive significance of the remarkable waste-management behavior in ...

Source: Nosferattus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. This time of year, spiders receive a lot of attention for their creepier qualities. But Ximena Nelson, a biologist at the University of Canterbury in ...

So who knew that serious biology research endeavors could be so funny? Just ask award-winning Aiken High graduate Aric Berning – a junior pre-med student at the University of Pittsburgh. How’s this ...

A new study suggests orb-weaving spiders may manipulate the flashes of male fireflies caught in their web to mimic the mating call of a female. A male firefly is caught in the web of an orb-weaving ...

With more than 40 years of research experience and nearly 200 publications to his name, George Uetz is an expert in arachnology — the study of spiders. But his illustrious career in this highly ...

Do you really eat spiders in your sleep? Thankfully, no. Researchers explain why and how we’d know if we were swallowing ...

Female orb-weaving spiders eat their male partners after mating, but the males get to choose which females can eat them. Male spiders survey the female population and choose using several criteria.