The spider doppelgängers are made of prey carcasses, plant debris, and other organic materials. They have a central structure ...

When people talk about “the biggest spider,” they’re usually mixing two different records: the longest leg span and the ...

You’re walking back to the house at dusk. Thinking about dinner. Not thinking about spiders. Then you hit a web. Across the face. There’s a big shape hanging in it. If you spend a lot of time outside, ...

A fossilized spider unearthed in the grasslands of eastern Australia has turned out to be the largest of its kind ever discovered on the continent—and possibly one of the largest fossil spiders found ...