Spiders (Page 2)

The deadly mating rituals, hunting tactics, web architecture, and generally misunderstood lives of spiders.

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Dead humback whale on beach from aerial view

Dead whales and dinosaur eggs: 7 fascinating images by researchers

By Popular Science Team

These species were discovered in museum collections. They might already be extinct.

These species were discovered in museum collections. They might already be extinct.

By Katarina Zimmer / Undark

Siler collingwoodi is a colorful, ant-mimicking spider found in China and Japan.

This spider pretends to be an ant, but not well enough to avoid being eaten

By Laura Baisas

An orb weaver spider spins a web in a forest.

Spider glue might evolve faster than the spiders themselves

By Laura Baisas

A black widow spider side by side with a brown widow spiders, a fellow species in the same genus, Latrodectus.

Black widows battle their even deadlier cousins in a brutal spider war

By Laura Baisas

Pitcher plant with two dead spotted salamanders captured for photography awards

13 otherworldly photos that were actually taken on Earth

By Popular Science Team

a black and white ghostly image of a jumping spider hanging by a thin silk strand in a sleep-like state

Jumping spiders might be able to sleep—perchance to dream

By Lauren J. Young

two spiders entangled together mating

These male spiders fling into the air to escape post-coital cannibalism

By Lauren J. Young

An image of a spider web to illustrate a story about a South American species of social spiders.

These spiders go off vibes to hunt in packs

By Maggie Galloway

Light brown tarantula with white discharge around mouth being attacked by a nematode worm on a bacteria backsplash

What do you call a tiny tarantula killer? Jeff Daniels.

By Purbita Saha

Jumping spiders have a mysterious nighttime habit

By Ellie Shechet

Your car is probably full of spiders

By Popular Science Team

This spider’s exoskeleton looks like a helmet for a very tiny alien

This spider’s exoskeleton looks like a helmet for a very tiny alien

By Alex Schwartz

Stormtrooper spider Stormtroopis discovery species Star Wars

These clone-like, Colombian spiders are named for Star Wars’ Storm Troopers

By Eleanor Cummins

Spider glowing eyes geology paleontology

Megapixels: This fossilized spider’s eyes are still glowing 110 million years later

By Eleanor Cummins

These spiders make protein-packed milk for their young

These spiders make protein-packed milk for their young

By Jillian Mock

Black widow spiders could teach nanomaterial experts a thing or two

Black widow spiders could teach nanomaterial experts a thing or two

By Charlie Wood

a tiny robot next to a penny

Itsy bitsy spider robots might crawl around inside you one day

spider on a flower

Arachnids may sense electrical fields to gain a true spidey sense

Spiders are secretly great roommates

Spiders are secretly great roommates

By Matt Bertone/The Conversation

Scientists taught a spider how to jump so they can one day do the same for robots

Scientists taught a spider how to jump so they can one day do the same for robots

Rising temperatures are opening new territories for venomous creatures—including your backyard

Rising temperatures are opening new territories for venomous creatures—including your backyard

By Kate Baggaley

These male jumping spiders evolved dance moves because the ladies ignore them

These male jumping spiders evolved dance moves because the ladies ignore them

By Sara Chodosh

Silly Putty makes for super-sensitive sensors

Silly Putty makes for super-sensitive sensors

By Sophie Bushwick

Social Spiders Anelosimus eximius web system

Spider Colonies Are Cooperating Themselves To Death

By Meaghan Lee Callaghan

Male Spiders Tie Up Their Mates During Sex To Keep From Getting Eaten

Male Spiders Tie Up Their Mates During Sex To Keep From Getting Eaten

By Charles Q. Choi

Web Wear: A New Coat Is Made From Biotech Spider Silk

Web Wear: A New Coat Is Made From Biotech Spider Silk

By Daniel Grushkin

Brilliant 10: Jonathan Pruitt Studies How (Spider) Societies Function

Brilliant 10: Jonathan Pruitt Studies How (Spider) Societies Function

By Veronique Greenwood and Cassandra Willyard

How Zombie Spiders Are Enslaved As Wasp Nursery Builders

How Zombie Spiders Are Enslaved As Wasp Nursery Builders

By Rebecca Boyle

Sea Snail’s Teeth Just Dethroned Spider Silk As The Strongest Biological Material

Sea Snail’s Teeth Just Dethroned Spider Silk As The Strongest Biological Material

By Lydia Ramsey

This Spider Weaves A Web Of Charged Silk

This Spider Weaves A Web Of Charged Silk

By Mary Beth Griggs

How Did That Spiderweb Cross The Road?

How Did That Spiderweb Cross The Road?

By Daniel Engber

Vest And Scarf Made From Spider Silk

Vest And Scarf Made From Spider Silk

By Francie Diep

This Wasp Eats Spiders And Stacks Up Corpses Of Stinging Ants

This Wasp Eats Spiders And Stacks Up Corpses Of Stinging Ants

By Douglas Main

What I Learned Hunting Decoy-Weaving Spiders In The Amazon

What I Learned Hunting Decoy-Weaving Spiders In The Amazon

By Douglas Main

FYI: Why Don’t Spiders Get Trapped In Their Own Webs?

FYI: Why Don’t Spiders Get Trapped In Their Own Webs?

By Daniel Engber

Giant Cave Spider Discovered in Oregon

Giant Cave Spider Discovered in Oregon

By Rebecca Boyle