In lab experiments, spiders changed how they constructed their webs in noisy environments, and rural and urban spiders ...

Here are some spiders that can be deadly towards humans or can cause certain level of harm from which you should be stay away.

Found in deserts, its venom causes intense pain, fever, and convulsions, and can be fatal for children and the elderly. One ...

Professor Glenn King with a live female funnel web spider in this lab at the University of Queensland. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian Discovered in 2016, the molecule in the venom of ...

The researchers found that funnel-weaving spiders alter how their silk webs transmit vibrations in response to local noise.

Researchers have found evidence that a common North American spider species alters its webs to deal with urban noise ...

Most spiders are harmless to humans, as their venom is rarely dangerous except for very young children or those with weak immune systems. Whereas venomous snakes are more dangerous due to their larger ...

Since the Industrial Revolution, human activity has led to a surge in environmental noise. The sounds of traffic, airplanes, ...

A groundbreaking study by University of Nebraska–Lincoln biologists has revealed that funnel-weaving spiders, also known as ...

These spiders have long, hairy legs and abdomens. ©Vijin Varghese/Shutterstock.com Unlike most wolf spiders in California, the funnel-web wolf spider actually spins funnel-shaped webs. These webs are ...

Gradually, week by week, spring is coming, and wildlife species emerge. In local woods there are great tits, wood pigeons, and mistle thrushes singing, and more insistent with the passing days.

Large numbers of spiders are entering Oxfordshire homes as Europe’s largest spider was found at a nursery. The Spanish funnel-web spider, which is thought to be Europe’s largest, was spotted ...