On a spring morning walk, I stop to smell a painted trillium and am greeted by a goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia).

A member of the family Thomisidae, goldenrod crab spiders are both crabby and spider-y. A medium-sized crab spider, these ...

Explore the fascinating world of spider web construction and learn the beauty in these intricate designs found in nature.

The next time you're sweeping cobwebs out of the corners, take a moment to appreciate the elaborate designs of these sticky ...

Across the globe, several spider species possess potent venom, posing significant risks to humans. These spiders, including ...

Emma Teni extracts venom from Sydney funnel-web spiders at the Australian Reptile Park, crucial for the national antivenom ...

Movies about creepy crawlers, like shark films, have carved out their own horror subgenre — scientific accuracy aside. ‘Sting ...

Sea Wasp. Image by Rickard Zerpe, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The natural world harbors an extraordinary array of ...

Funnel-style webs are made by spiders which live low down among grass and heather. Their webs form a “large sheet of closely woven silk” which can cover patches of grass and other greenery.

From the saltwater crocodile to the box jellyfish and even the eastern brown snake ... Another of those creatures is the funnel-web spider. These spiders are not only among the most populous ...