Spiders

This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. Shrubbery, toolsheds, basements—these are places one might expect to find spiders. But what…

It’s ‘spider’ season on the Red Planet. There are no actual spiders on Mars–that we know of–but arachnid-shaped black spots…

Some crab spiders have ditched webs for flowers. Masters of disguise, female Thomisus guangxicus spiders blend in with petals, which…

A brown male Thomisus guangxicus spider, centre, and a pale amber female female just below, among Hoya pandurata flowers Shi-Mao…

The reproduction of giant sea spiders in Antarctica has been a puzzle for over a century. Studying their habits requires…

Biologist Brian Gall was flinging stowaway spiders out of his kayak when he noticed an interesting pattern: After landing on…

Regal jumping spiders in a courtship display before mating FLPA/Alamy Jumping spiders seem to be able to tell each other…