Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which we call silk. It is both strong and stretchy but not all spider silk is the same, there are several different types. Spiders produce silk using special ...

Spider webs are active, maintained structures built by spiders for hunting, shelter, or laying eggs, showcasing remarkable ...

We explain why you see more spider webs in your home in the fall, which spiders they could be, and what you can do.

ATLANTA - With weeks still to go before Halloween, a creepy crawler has made its return to Georgia: the Joro spider.

In Nebraska, one of the most common species you’ll see is the yellow garden spider, which you will find near tall grasses, ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – October is already spooky with haunted hayrides and Halloween decorations but add in spiders and you’ve got one scary month! This is the time of year when we see more spiders ...

Scientists in Australia say a group of “unusually large” funnel-web spiders is actually a new species in its own right. Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study different ...

A new type of spider, nicknamed the ‘big boy’, has officially been discovered in Australia- and immediately became one of the deadliest arachnids in the world. The Sydney funnel-back spider has held ...

SYDNEY — Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's deadliest. The new funnel-web species has earned the nickname "Big ...