Researchers have highlighted a new type of mind-altering parasite that takes over spiders and changes how they act.

Turfgrass—including sports fields, roadside ditches and residential lawns—makes up 40 million acres of the United States' ...

Tarantula and Speed Demon strike in a clip from the Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man episode, "Secret Identity Crisis." ...

Scientists identified a new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, infecting cave spiders in Ireland. The fungus manipulates ...

A new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, was discovered on spiders in Irish caves. It changes their behavior, similar to ...

When spiders self-amputate two of their legs, they quickly adjust their running gait so they can return to full speed ...

Ellinor Smith said the spider "wasn't causing any harm" so she just left it there. It was harboring a surprise though.

If you ask a child to draw a spider’s web, this is what you will get! Orb webs have the classic circular net appearance and are visible in gardens on dewy mornings. Several types of spiders use ...

Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which we call silk. It is both strong and stretchy but not all spider silk is the same, there are several different types. Spiders produce silk using special ...

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Spider-Man 4 will be swinging into cinemas in July 2026, and filming is set to start on the new movie this summer. Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton is taking over from Jon Watts to direct ...