Spiders are some of the most diverse creatures on Earth. While they can be frightening, most of them are harmless and ...

A new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, was discovered on spiders in Irish caves. It changes their behavior, similar to ...

Two brain regions work together when mice learn to override the instinct to run and hide from a potential threat.

This webcomic, which helped create the “DreamWorks Face” meme, was wildly unfair to Dreamworks and overly generous to Pixar, but it caught on as a shorthand comparison between the two studios, which ...

Scientists discover three species of the famous “Sydney funnel-web spider”, including a larger and more poisonous one in ...

Spiders often carry the stigma of being creepy and unwanted, yet these arachnids are actually among the most beneficial creatures in maintaining a garden’s health. For those who relish a vibrant, ...

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 ...

The deadly Sydney funnel-web is three distinct species – not one, as previously thought, scientists have confirmed. Spider experts have long suspected the Sydney funnel-web was more than one species ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger.

Almost every Australian is taught, from a very young age, to be cautious around the funnel-web spider. These large, black, aggressive arachnids can be found along the eastern coast of the ...