There's more than one way a spider can spin its web. Some construct large vertical orb webs, while others build horizontal ...

Scientists have discovered a “ballista spider” that builds a spring-powered silk trap designed specifically to catch aggressive green tree ants. The ant unknowingly triggers the mechanism itself, ...

With great silk, comes great adaptability. In northern Australia, a newly described “ballista spider” appears to hunt only ...

New spider that hunts dangerous ants using a spring-loaded trap discovered by scientists in Australia - A ballista spider’s ...

Named for an ancient Roman crossbow-like weapon, the newly found “ballista” spider uses a springy snare to catch prey.

A tiny spider in the rainforests of Queensland has figured out how to hunt prey far more powerful and dangerous than itself, ...

Learn how the newly discovered ballista spider builds a durable snare specialized in trapping a single ant species. A newly discovered spider species has developed a highly sophisticated trap that ...

A study from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, published Monday in Nature Ecology and Evolution showed that Anelosimus studiosus spiders, in particular, have become more aggressive in the wake ...

Each year, thousands of Americans experience spider bites, yet only a small fraction require medical intervention. Understanding which encounters demand immediate attention and which can be treated at ...

Technically, all spiders are at least slightly venomous. However, the vast majority of species in the United States are not considered medically significant. Most cases of spider bites that require ...