Cold temperatures and harsh weather conditions are bad news for most animals, including spiders. But these creatures aren’t ...

A new study has revealed why some spiders possess venom that is far more potent than others. By analyzing the venoms of more than 70 different spider species, the team explored whether factors such as ...

This video ranks spider bites from around the world based on severity and medical impact. The footage examines how venom type ...

When people talk about “the biggest spider,” they’re usually mixing two different records: the longest leg span and the ...

What is thought to be the world’s largest-known spider’s web, housing tens of thousands of arachnids, has been discovered in a cave on the Albanian-Greek border. After researchers published their ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Spiders might be famous for freaking people out with their spindly legs and the way they scuttle about, but they are actually a remarkable group of highly diverse hunters. Many species of spiders ...