Macro close-up of a juvenile huntsman spider (Heteropoda boiei), a young tropical sparassid spider, photographed in controlled conditions, showing early developmental ...

For some, giant spiders are the stuff of nightmares. However, the majority of these large arachnids are typically harmless to humans and not aggressive, choosing to run away from people rather than ...

Researchers peered inside the brains of huntsman and crab spiders using microCT scanners and found that while spiders' brains don't have to be bigger for them to live in groups, social spiders are ...