Scientists discovered a caterpillar that lives in spider webs, eating the bugs that get stuck - including the spider that ...

Our results show that spider venoms have evolved to be especially potent when tested on animals found in their diet in the wild." ...

Spider venom evolves with diet. Species that eat mammals may have venom harmful to humans. Web use doesn’t affect venom ...

Spiders don’t just spin webs randomly; their intricate, symmetrical designs are backed by an astonishing evolutionary strategy and geometry. These perfectly constructed traps serve more than one ...

Spiders are often referred to as insects, but this is incorrect. Although spiders and insects belong to the same massive ...

Scientists created the world's first gene-edited spider, which spins webs that glow red under the right lighting conditions.

Mommy Long Legs wraps Player in a deadly spider web cacoon, but before she can drag him back to her awful lair, Daddy Long ...

In a remote and lushly forested area of a single mountain range on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, scientists have discovered a ...

CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful gene editing system that has revolutionized our ability to treat disease and probe the human genome. CRISPR has been used to edit the genomes of animals, plants, and microbes ...

A spider species named Parawixia bistriata has one of the most terrifying habits imaginable. Think of your worst nightmare, double it — and you still might not guess what this eight-legged arachnid ...

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM A newly published study from University of Galway sheds light on why some ...

Jackie Hope is the longest running Dickinson Press contributor and columnist. "Hope's Corner" is a weekly humorous column ...