Learn more about how scientists uncovered an unlikely community of arachnids in Europe’s Sulfur Cave and why these spiders usually don’t live together. Spiders tend to be solitary creatures, so ...

In February 2022, various news sites published headlines reporting that the "world's biggest spider" had been found in the U.K. after it emerged from a shipping container. Headlines like, "World's ...

Of all the creeping, crawling critters that potentially pose problems for humans, spiders occupy a special niche. Unlike the biting, stinging pests such as hornets, wasps, snakes, and ticks that ...