Joro spider webs sometimes pop up in noisy spots. To figure out why, researchers measured spider heartbeats. Joro spiders (Trichonephila clavata) first arrived in the U.S. over a decade ago, and ...

Sony Pictures had plenty to announce during CinemaCon 2026, including a Bloodborne animated feature, and that The Legend of Zelda has wrapped up filming. Fans of a certain friendly neighborhood ...

If spiders give you the ick, it’s understandable that having them in your home is a major no-no. And if they really affect your nervous system, grabbing a jar (or shoe) to get them out is not as easy ...

Talk about nope, nope and more nope! There’s a new species of spider spreading across the U.S. that can be as big as the palm of your hand and can soar through the air — and they’ve been spotted in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Joro spider has been spotted across the U.S., including in California, having ventured to the country via ...

A hand-sized spider from Asia that can travel by air is expanding its US web presence, penetrating deeper into the country than ever — with the potential to invade the Northeast. This golden arachnid, ...

What’s scarier than a spider? A really big spider, of course. A newfound defensive tactic takes advantage of this idea: researchers documented spiders building giant spiderlike silhouettes on their ...

Researchers may have discovered the world's biggest spider web, a massive subterranean structure spanning over 100 square meters in a sulfur cave on the Albania–Greece border. The multilayered web ...

In October 2025, a Facebook post (archived) about an unusual finding spread across the platform. According to the post, scientists discovered robotic micro spiders from the comet 3I/ATLAS in ...

Scientists offer a new idea for why orb-weaving arachnids add decorations known as stabilimenta to their webs. Trilobites Scientists offer a new idea for why orb-weaving arachnids add decorations ...

Source: Nosferattus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. This time of year, spiders receive a lot of attention for their creepier qualities. But Ximena Nelson, a biologist at the University of Canterbury in ...