Building these strong yet ephemeral traps is a process that follows patterns shared among spider species. But is there room for individual variation that makes one species' web — or one individual ...

Let's talk about one of the most misunderstood arachnids in your backyard: the garden spider. Known for their intricate webs and striking colors, these arachnids are some of the most beneficial ...

Spiders have always lived alongside humans, so it's surprising how much we still don't know about them. One long-standing mystery was related to how spiders detect smells. Now, our latest research has ...

You can recognize it by its long, spindly legs that are covered in hair, its flattened body designed for squeezing into narrow spaces and its distinctive, crab-like walking pattern. The spider’s ...

Many orb weavers, such as Araneus diadematus (commonly called the European garden spider), have intricate patterns on their backs, which can range from white spots to bold stripes. While orb weavers ...

Larger animals tend to live longer than smaller ones–this is a well-established pattern in the animal kingdom ... where a trapdoor spider–a common arachnid in this region–lived to the ...

In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, we demonstrated that male spiders use olfactory ...