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Wisconsin has 500 spider species, but experts say most are harmless. Meet the common types found in your home.

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

Prof. Ajay Narendra from Macquarie University in Australia tells NPR about his team's discovery of a particularly rare, and high-powered, hunting method of the informally named "ballista spider." ...

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Scientists have discovered a new Amazonian spider with an astonishing disguise: it looks like a parasitic fungus. The species ...

ANGOLA — A crowned crab spider that glows a vibrant blue under ultraviolet light is among dozens of unknown species discovered in Angola’s remote Lisima plateau during a survey expedition to “Africa’s ...

All right people, let’s do this one more time. A new Spider-Man is on the scene — well, actually, not new. He’s pretty old, technically. “Spider-Noir” is now streaming on Prime Video, expanding the ...

A spider species with a smile-like marking was discovered in India’s Himalayan forests for the first time, surprising researchers Named Theridion himalayana, the new species shows an 8.5% genetic ...

Researchers previously believed the unique arachnids only inhabited Hawaii despite their being invasive to the island Devi Priyadarshini and Ashirwad Tripathy (2) A spider species with a smile-like ...