The invasive Joro spider has a secret weapon: it tolerates city living much better than most native spiders.

A new method produces strong, stretchy, electrically conductive, and recyclable soft fibers at room temperature and pressure.

Don't freak out if you happen to see a humongous yellow and black Jorō spider. They're "really more afraid of you than the reverse."

Spider misinformation is all over social media and the internet in general, say researchers. The right expert can improve things.

Repurposing dead spiders as mechanical grippers is more than just a cool trick. The tech could be useful for repetitive tasks and microelectronic assembly.

A species of jumping spider in Kenya appears to use the blood-red abdomen of mosquitoes to target them as prey.

Researchers used night vision and AI to watch spiders use millions of individual leg actions to blindly create intricate webs using only the sense of touch.

Researchers have created an artificial spider silk that not only beats the real thing, but is also super strong and super tough.

A potentially life-saving treatment for heart attack victims may come from a very unlikely source—the venom of one of the world's deadliest spiders.

Tarantulas are known around the work, but they're actually homebodies. So how did they come to inhabit six of seven continents?