Even though its brain is smaller than a grain of rice, this spider plans ahead, adapts mid-hunt and outsmarts prey larger ...

Researchers observed a species of spiders using fireflies to catch prey. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI Aug. 28 (UPI) --Ecologists saw nocturnal spiders attracting prey with their web by using ...

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 ...

Early February, mid-winter, is one time of the year when we don't expect to see spiders. Walking on mild days, we might find some on the snow. (They live under the snowpack in an area known as ...

Aug. 28 (UPI) --Ecologists saw nocturnal spiders attracting prey with their web by using fireflies as bait, according to a new study. Tunghai University researchers observed Psechrus Clavis a sheet ...