Grass spiders are part of the family Agelenidae ... They usually only bite when they are threatened, but hobo spiders are in the funnel weaver family and tend to be more aggressive than others.

Often found in leaf litter and grass, their bite can cause mild pain and swelling but isn’t life-threatening. Originating in Europe but now common in the northwestern United States, the Hobo Spider ...

Method of Attack: These spiders build a sheet web with a funnel that they use to retreat. Diet: The funnel-web grass spider’s diet consists mostly of crawling insects like ants and beetles.

Ever since she first debuted as a superheroic variant of Gwen Stacy in 2014, Spider-Gwen has become a semi-staple of Spider-Man media. If she’s not swinging on her own with Miles or Peter ...

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

But until now, no one has used CRISPR-Cas9 on spiders. Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have recently successfully bred the world’s first CRISPR-Cas9-modified spider to produce red ...

(NEXSTAR) — As the onset of summer nears, so too do warmer temperatures and mating season for many of the nearly 900 spider species in Texas. Even though you’re unlikely to cross paths with ...

So, too, in these ancient spiders, whose silvery tapeta still shine in the fossils. “They're so reflective—they clearly stick out at you,” says study coauthor Paul Selden, a paleontologist ...

Scientists once speculated that sun spiders killed multiple ants to eat later, but a 2014 study disproved this theory, showing that sun spiders do not eat the ants they kill. Their motivation for ...

BOISE, Idaho - Every summer, thousands of hobo spiders crawl underneath doors and through crawlspaces into Idaho homes - little reminders of a man who took on nature's most venomous creatures ...

A new rumor has emerged regarding the potential villains who will be featured in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be the fourth Spider-Man movie from Marvel Studios and Sony.