One of my students at Sheffield Hallam University sent me this stunning picture of a very large, and in the UK, very rare spider. She spotted this whilst working as a volunteer surveyor at the Belmont ...

The project was led by Dr. Xiaoli Zhang, the Company’s research manager, whose team continues to push the boundaries of genetic engineering for spider silk production.

Spiders living in caves show how tiny genetic changes can reshape vision or cause complete blindness over generations.

Researchers have found evidence that a common North American spider species alters its webs to deal with urban noise ...

Spiders have long been the go-to bad guys in fantasy media, from the Lord Of The Rings' monstrous Shelob to the numerous ...

A nursery owner was in for a surprise when a large venomous spider with a “huge appetite ... infraorder mygalomorphae which includes the trapdoor spiders and tarantulas.

A West Sussex nursery owner was in for a surprise when a large venomous spider with a “huge appetite” arrived with his delivery of olives.

IN April there were media reports about “saving” Gua Kanthan in Perak. Several parts of a limestone hill near Gua Kanthan are used as a quarry and now there are concerns that the area within ...

A venomous spider with a 'huge appetite' was an unpleasant ... Taxonomically, they are in the infraorder mygalomorphae which includes the trapdoor spiders and tarantulas. "We only have one native ...

While spiders help control pest populations, keeping them outside is often preferred. Safely managing spider encounters at home can foster harmony between humans and these eight-legged allies. Here, ...

EUROPE's biggest species of spider has arrived in Britain ... they are in the infraorder mygalomorphae which includes the trapdoor spiders and tarantulas. "We only have one native mygalomorphae ...