Spiders can be an uncomfortable presence for many people but thanks to a new development, their silk is set to enhance nerve ...

Daddy longlegs spiders are fairly common in the United States and are the subject of a popular myth that's probably more of a ...

The bold question-askers at What If uncover how spider silk might be engineered to create next-generation bulletproof skin.

A luxurious fiber once reserved exclusively for emperors in ancient times has been brought back to life by Korean researchers ...

The first new species is Idris bianor, named after the spider genus it parasitizes, according to the study. Its body length is just 0.02 to 0.03 inches long, researchers said, and its body is light ...

Also known as "angel hair", because of the silky threads the spiders leave behind, “spider rain” is in fact a mass ballooning ...

Ochyrocera laracna --Shelob (translated to Laracna in Portuguese) is that nasty-ass spider that tries to eat Sam and Frodo as they sneak into Mordor in The Lord of the Rings. 4.