They called it Damarchus inazuma, after a Japanese manga character in the "One Piece." ...

Researchers collected the unfortunate arachnids near grottos and caves in Rio de Janeiro state, a region similar to where ...

Scientists have uncovered a 400-million-year-old genetic secret that gave spiders the ability to produce silk and weave their ...

Spiders are arachnids, a class of arthropods closely related to scorpions, mites, and ticks. With over 45,000 species, ...

Spiders often appear in homes for simple reasons, such as seeking shelter and food. Most of the species are not only harmless but also eat the insects in your home that you dislike.

High above the rivers of Madagascar, a small arachnid is quietly rewriting what I thought was possible in nature. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its ...

Spider webs are nature’s perfect traps: sticky and delicate, yet strong enough to catch insects many times larger than the ...

The population of the large, brightly colored invasive species called the Joro spider has been growing in parts of the southern and eastern U.S. for years, and some researchers think it's only a ...

Scientists in Brazil discovered a new parasitic mite after spotting pearl-like larvae clinging to a tiny spider in a museum ...

A large, multicolored orb arachnid, called the Joro spider, is causing a stir in the media thanks to its arrival and rapid spread across the United States (U.S.). Read on to find out where this spider ...