Just because you're dreaming about spiders doesn't mean you have a Black Widow's nest in the corner of your closet. Those ...

Brown recluses are small spiders known for venom that can cause swelling, blistering and a fever in humans. If you’re unsure ...

A team of researchers from the University of Adelaide, in collaboration with cavers, has uncovered a large number of eyeless, ...

In this video, Mark Vins from Brave Wilderness tracks down Arizona's biggest spider, the Desert Blonde Tarantula, and takes a ...

A research team has found that a common spider kills its prey with poison but does not inject it into them—instead, it covers ...

Researchers have, for the first time ever, used CRISPR gene editing on spiders. While the genetically-modified critters lack the ability to give you spidey senses, they do spin glowing silk. In a ...

Do spiders dream? A new study suggests they do. Jumping spiders rapidly move their eyes and twitch during rest, suggesting they have visual dreams, never before observed in arachnids.

Net-casting spiders have the biggest eyes of any known spider on earth. Scientists who study spiders (arachnologists) have long suspected the two deep black orbs adorning Deinopis spinosas helped ...

Spiders, known for their varying morphology and behaviour, predominantly have eight eyes. This eye arrangement enhances their field of vision, aiding detection of predators and prey. Some spiders ...

Wolf spider. What they look like: With over 200 species of wolf spiders crawling around, it’s no wonder that they range in size and appearance.“The largest species can be up to an inch and a ...

Unlike insects, which have compound eyes, spiders have eyes similar to humans but with only a single lens (humans have two), according to Science News.. The largest central pair, or sometimes ...

The spiders in the Salticidae family are among the most identifiable spiders in the world. Smattered in short, sensitive bristles that allow the spiders to sense and navigate their surroundings, the ...