Love or hate them, there is a lot to be admired in these eight-legged creatures and those intricate webs they weave can help keep the flies at bay; but how do they make their webs and are they just to ...

Just like some people, there are arachnids out there that prefer to pick up their takeout meals, including the aptly named slingshot spider (Theridiosoma gemmosum). Scientists have just figured out ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

These circular creations are made by a class of spiders called orb weavers that includes lots of common garden spiders. They adjust their design based on which insects they’re most likely to capture: ...

Spring is the time when many spiders emerge from their winter hiding places and start doing what they do best: spinning webs. This is when you may spot the classic cobwebs in your yard or garden.

Ingenious web construction and energy stored in stretched silk strands lend spiders super powers to lift animals too heavy for the spiders' tiny muscles to support. Average UK annual salary by age ...

Since learning the story, in school long ago, of how a broken Scottish king, Robert The Bruce, was inspired by a spider to go back and win independence from England, I’ve admired the tenacity of this ...

The delicate web decorations spun by some orb-weaving spiders is nothing new, but why they do so is unclear. WASHINGTON: The delicate web decorations spun by some orb-weaving spiders is nothing new, ...

The jumping spider pet market is booming, particularly with women. And for many, the journey to spider enthusiast began as an ...