Seven new species of peacock spider have been found (Picture Jurgen Otto/Solent News/REX/Shutterstock) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and no truer a word has been said about this particular ...

Cute and clever, these tiny spiders are a favorite of many arachnologists. See what makes jumping spiders so special, including their intelligence, appearance, and affability. Most of us spare little ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever wondered what some of the largest spiders in South Carolina might look like? If you haven’t before, you might be ...

Everyone knows that Australia is home to some of the world's scariest and most poisonous spiders. It turns out it's also got the world's cutest spiders. Yes, spiders really can be cute, as these ...

A biologist has documented an adorable species of spider which sways from side to side and kicks its legs in the air as part of a bizarre mating ritual dance. The Maratus personatus - which derives ...

All spiders are predatory eight-legged creatures that have organs to spin silk at the back ends of their bodies. They are the largest part of the Arachnid family, a group that also includes scorpions ...