Building these strong yet ephemeral traps is a process that follows patterns shared among spider species. But is there room for individual variation that makes one species' web — or one individual ...

A detailed macro shot reveals the spider’s unique colors and textures. This close look captures the fascinating details of ...

Their range is enormous, stretching well beyond Dead Horse Point into the surrounding canyonlands. Solitary hunters, they ...

When Dwayne LaGrou asked Weird Animal Question of the Week what animals have the largest eyes for their body size, we were ...

Prioritizing which animals and plants to help is driven mostly by whether we like them or not. Some experts say that may not ...

If you have been on edge dodging spider webs around your home, you are not the only one. The Upstate is reporting increased ...

A joint panel of official scorers determined a final score of 478 2/8 inches on Monday. As expected, this easily puts ...

The competition, run by the Natural History Museum, and now in its 61st year, has announced its winners from more than 60,000 ...

A brown hyena standing beside the ruins of an abandoned diamond mining settlement has earned wildlife photographer Wim van ...

A spider on the Canary Islands lost half its DNA but gained more genetic variety. Scientists say this changes how we ...

In the kitchen, spiders will protect your pantry by snacking on houseflies, or species like the Indian meal moth that will ...

Over a few million years, the spider Dysdera tilosensis—a species endemic to the Canary Islands—has reduced the size of its ...