UNDATED (WKRC) - Bad news everyone: spiders are smart. Scary smart. A recent study found that spiders intentionally capture specific bugs in their webs to attract other creatures, including ...

Spiders are intriguing creepy crawlies, and now, scientists have discovered that some spiders lure prey in using a terrifyingly smart tactic that may give you nightmares. The researchers made this ...

Gelanor siquirres, a species of pirate spider, descends from its dragline while pursuing prey in a Costa Rican rainforest. Credit: Gilbert Barrantes / Laura Segura Hernández / Diego Solano Brenes ...

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Ingenious web construction and energy stored in stretched silk strands lend spiders super powers to lift animals too heavy ...

Jumping spiders of the genus Portia exhibit remarkable hunting skills, retaining visual information about prey even when direct sight is lost. These diminutive predators, found across Africa, Asia, ...

Researchers have uncovered a unique hunting strategy of a slingshot spider or ray spider (Theridiosoma gemmosum). These stealthy hunters launch their "ballistic web" at unsuspecting prey. The ...

Ecologists have observed a species of nocturnal spider attracting prey to its web using the bioluminescent beacons of already trapped fireflies. This rare example of a predator exploiting its prey’s ...

The tiny ray spider uses launches its web to grab its prey out of the air. Though common practice in the superhero world, this ability is actually... Slingshot spiders rely on good vibrations to catch ...

(CNN) — Spiders spin silken webs to capture flies and other tiny prey. They’re also trapping a wealth of DNA from the surrounding environment, a hidden resource that Australian scientists said could ...