Shoot and scoot: These male spiders catapult in the air immediately after mating to avoid sexual cannibalism
It's a spider-eat-spider world out there, but these nifty males have evolved strong legs to get out of harm's way.
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Myth-busting Facts about Black Widow Spiders
Black widows have a really bad rep, but is it all deserved?
Meet the biggest spider in the world: a tarantula the size of a puppy
It doesn't cast a web, but the goliath frogeater has plenty of tricks up its eight sleeves.
Tarantulas are *everywhere* and now researchers know why
Turns out, they emerged in the Cretaceous, when T-Rex still roamed the land.
Scientists unravel mysteries of unique Aussie spider silk
The silk of this spider is unique. Its properties have now been analyzed in a new study.
Scientists design spider- and ant-inspired metal structure that doesn’t sink
Unsinkable ships could become a reality with such technology.
This fashionable ski jacket is made from spider silk grown by bacteria
Spider silk is just amazing -- and now we can finally use it in clothes.
Cyclones favor aggressive spiders, new study shows
Sometimes, it pays to be nasty.
Triangle-weaver spider uses its web like a slingshot to ensnare prey faster than a rocket
This crazy spider can accelerate 26 times faster than NASA's shuttle.
These spiders have super-black patches to help their other parts vibrant and colorful
Birds of Paradise have similar structures.
Bacteria coaxed into making high-performance proteins for space missions
The National Aeronautics and Spider Silk Administration is very excited about this study.
One of the largest spiderwebs in the world just appeared on a Greek shoreline
The creepy sight was triggered by warming conditions. It should disappear on its own and poses no threat to locals.
Spiders balloon by riding electric fields in the atmosphere
This is so electric!
Six new spider species discovered, named after children’s tales goblins
Spiders, goblins, and brownies.
Flying spiders sense the weather and use nanoscale fibers to ride the wind
Spiders ride the wind!
What scientists learned after they trained spiders to jump on demand
This study might help scientists build a new generation of super-agile micro-robots.
Spider-like arachnid with a tail sheds new light on origin of spiders
Spider meets scorpion.
FDA shuts down nicotine addiction study over allegations of “cruel” treatment of animals
The monkeys used in the study will be sent to an animal sanctuary.
Biologists discover 18 new species of spiders — and they look just like pelicans
Though they might look goofy, these assassins are ruthless killers.