Spiders are popping up in Halloween displays and props. Only two of the hundreds of species found in Indiana are harmful.

Scientists learned a terrifying tactic that some spiders rely on to lure prey into their webs: using fireflies as glowing ...

The golden orb-weaver spider is found worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions. It’s on practically every landmass ...

The large and vividly colored Joro spiders are making their way north and the question isn't if they're coming to the NYC ...

Specifically, scientists discovered a common spider, called an orb-weaver, is having a lot of success trapping fireflies by first catching one and then manipulating its glowing bulb to attract and ...

Dominating this picture, a giant orb-weaving spider, (Mongolarachne jurassica) having spun a web amongst the Ginko baiera twigs, has just caught a giant cicada (Palaeontinodes reshuitangensis).

The study was inspired by the known fact that orb-weaver spiders have a particular affinity for fireflies, which they seem to keep alive while stuck in their web so that they can attract more ...

Once orb-weaver spiders ensnare male fireflies in their webs, they turn the doomed insects into bait, using their telltale flashing to lure in more meals. In a stretch of farmland in Hubei ...

The spiders have a silver-grey coloured abdomen with a brown oak leaf pattern on the back. The legs are dark brown with light brown bands. The markings are somewhat variable. Its webs seem at first ...