Giant Jorō spiders are spreading across the US at an alarming rate, as scientists warn of unknown impact on local ecosystems.

A three-inch long Joro spider (Trichonephila clavata) was spotted at a local Santa Barbara County business this ...

Dragline silk or major ampullate (MA) silk, the part of a spider's web that forms the main frame and spokes, is one of the ...

As temperatures drop, encounters with venomous spiders like the black widow and brown recluse increase. Experts explain the ...

Cobwebs and Christmas don’t seem to have much in common. But one legend, deeply rooted in Ukrainian tradition, brings them ...

Ms. Renkl, a contributing Opinion writer, reports from Nashville on flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. I was sure our window spider was long gone. This year the first hard ...

Dragline silk or major ampullate (MA) silk, the part of a spider's web that forms the main frame and spokes, is one of the toughest materials known to science. That is, it can absorb massive amounts ...

Although the word “spider” may elicit a “yuck” or an “ew” from many readers, the true nature of these oft-feared critters is not as icky as one might suppose. Arachnids provide essential services for ...

From Troll to Godzilla and King Kong, here's our definitive ranking of the most powerful mega monsters in movies.

Spider-Man: No Way Home director Jon Watts was supposed to follow the 2021 movie with The Fantastic Four. However, the gruelling experience of shooting the threequel in a pandemic saw him walk away ...

When scientists discover a new species, they usually name it after the creature’s most notable characteristic. So why did a group of scientists recently name a newly discovered genus of tarantulas ...

Somehow, we have gotten ourselves in a situation where the biggest mystery of the MCU is not the details of Avengers: Doomsday, but rather who a single actress is playing in the next Spider-Man movie, ...