Cobwebs and Christmas don’t seem to have much in common. But one legend, deeply rooted in Ukrainian tradition, brings them ...

Winter won’t hold forever, and when it comes, a spider will disappear from the corner where she has made her home.

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While most people flinch at the sight of a spider, Cal State Fullerton assistant professor of biological science Anna ...

In a recent exploration, scientists have stumbled upon a colossal spider ‘supercity’ in a cave, home to an estimated 100,000 spiders. This discovery, located in the border regions of Greece and ...

Learn more about how scientists uncovered an unlikely community of arachnids in Europe’s Sulfur Cave and why these spiders usually don’t live together. Spiders tend to be solitary creatures, so ...

Scientists have discovered a giant spider web spanning about half the size of a tennis court and with some 111,000 spiders in a cave on the border between Greece and Albania. The web in the "Sulfur ...

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 ...

‘Arachnid city’ thrives in total darkness, toxic fumes, and endless insect feasts Scientists have just uncovered what might be the world’s largest spiderweb, tucked away deep inside a sulfuric cave on ...