Giant Joro spiders from Asia have invaded Maryland. These yellow and black orb-weavers make 18-inch webs and could spread ...

The last human being to wear Spider Silk, a textile stronger than steel and made from the silk of the The last human being to wear Spider Silk, a textile stronger than steel and made from the silk of ...

Ants. What a pest. Once you get them in your house it can be a real mission to get rid of them. But it seems the Golden orb web spider has developed a way to keep its home clear of the little buggers.

Ten things you probably didn't know about spiders: • Spider silk is extremely elastic. If you pull on a steel wire or a piece of Kevlar, the fabric used in bulletproof vests, they would stretch about ...

September is peak time for the huge spiders known as orb weavers, whose humongous, wheel-shaped webs seem to be everywhere now — stretched between shrubs and trees on trails and garden paths or across ...

For tufted golden orb weavers, losing a leg is better than losing their life. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- Some male spiders sacrifice their own front legs to their female love ...

The spiders this year aren't just big. They're obese. Fattest cohort of spiders I've seen in a long time. Many of you have noticed, too, and sent me screaming messages attached to photos of spiders ...

City living can really have its perks – if you’re a spider. Golden orb-weaving spiders that lived in urban areas were bigger and more successful than their country-dwelling counterparts, according to ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - A tapestry woven with the silk of more than 1 million spiders has been put on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York as scientists struggle to ...