Many spiders rely on camouflage to survive and catch prey. Audubon just wrapped up our first week of summer day camp, which means I spent a decent amount of time outside with 8 – 11-year-olds ...

While I am a big fan of spiders year-round, now is the time of year when I truly appreciate their presence in my yard as they stalk their herbivorous insect prey. One of the most beautiful spiders I ...

A new analysis of an exquisitely preserved fossil that lived half a billion years ago suggests that arachnids—spiders and their close kin—evolved in the ocean, challenging the widely held belief that ...

A colorful species of spider that was previously unknown to science has been discovered in the Amazon Rainforest. Scientists found the new species of giant crab spider at a research station located in ...

A diver was swimming amid thousands of spider crabs off the coast of Victoria, Australia, when she noticed that one of them was trapped by the leg in a fishing line. Watch the moment this diver ...

Journal of Animal Ecology, Vol. 88, No. 1, Special Feature with Functional Ecology: Eco-evolutionary dynamics across scales (January 2019), pp. 102-113 (12 pages) 1. Nutritional mutualisms are one of ...

Known for their crab-like legs and remarkable speed, huntsman spiders are a fascinating group of arachnids with over 1,200 species found worldwide. Despite their intimidating appearance, these spiders ...

A spider seen on a Vermont hiking trail has a remarkable way of catching prey. The crab spider was inside a white hedge bindweed flower on the Schmoker trail in Williston on June 26. It was barely ...