Before Spider-Man ever swung over the streets of New York, another arachnid hero fought back-alley crime in the Big Apple. Only this web-themed avenger wasn't your friendly neighborhood type. He ...

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.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Just in time for Halloween, one of the biggest, most active web-spinning spiders in San Diego has come back out to play. Orb weaver spiders, one of the most common families of ...

Discover why only female Darwin's bark spiders produce the strongest silk, surpassing steel in toughness and strength.

Spiders that don't weave good silk don't get to eat. The silk spiders produce to create their webs is key to their survival—but spiders live in many different places that require webs fine-tuned for ...

It's the time of year when the orb-weaver spider's appearance is more common in the Wilmington area. The orb-weaver spider might not be popular or wanted around by many people because of the massive ...

Tropical orb-weaving spiders craft giant spider-like puppets in their webs. Scientists say the decoys may deter predators, protect eggs and reveal clever, unexpected survival strategies in nature.

Edge of Spider-Verse returns next month and promises to take readers to the bleeding edge of the Spider-Verse once more, reacquainting us with old favourites and introducing some of the most important ...