Scientists just found a spider that hunts by catapult.

In fact, this newly discovered species, which scientists are calling the ballista spider, hunts green tree ants exclusively ...

The huntsman spider is the fastest spider around. (Simon McGill/Moment/Getty Images) If you already find spiders creepy enough, you might want to stop reading here. A new study analyzes the sprinting ...

The brown huntsman can sprint at a maximum speed of eight miles per hour, although it can only maintain that pace for a ...

The newly described jumping spider, Guriurius minuano, has a stripy pattern on its abdomen and large black eyes. (Pictured) Damián Hagopián Scientists have discovered a new species of spider, bringing ...

When it comes to inventive ant species, Australia is one of a kind, and this newly discovered species that hunts by using a ...

A yellow garden spider turns a live cricket into a silk-wrapped bundle in the time it takes to blink, and what happens next ...

The spiders of interest are the North American black widows (Latrodectus mactans, L. hesperus, and L. variolus.) The venomous bite of these spiders is considered particularly dangerous because of the ...

Opening forest canopies to boost biodiversity may reduce spider diversity, as closed forests support significantly more spider species.