Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive. Scientists now know some spiders are smart enough to do both, bringing fresh meaning to the famous quote from poet Sir Walter Scott.

Several cases of "spatial orientation" were recorded among the spiders living in both trees and in underground burrows.

The ray spider is about the size of a grain of sand, yet it weaves a web with a twist to help it catch its prey. (Sarah Han) Entomologist Sarah Han has always been into spiders. "I grew up in ...

Most spiders are both predators and prey, playing an essential role in the food web (pun intended). In fact, many spiders act ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian zookeeper on Tuesday urged people to catch and donate deadly funnel-web spiders, to help replenish stocks of antidote running low after a spate of spider bites. The ...