Spiders

The new species is too strange to be assigned a category.

From Himalayan jumping spiders to brown widows, arachnids love to float over your head.

In Ecuador, Satanas the tarantula—named for his feisty attitude—became both teacher and friend to researchers.

Life finds a way, from the bats that haunt and hunt in a majestic library to a bird sanctuary in one of the most dangerous places in the world.

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

The helpers behind these one-of-a-kind art pieces have eight legs.

The tale of a Scandinavian museum's 50-year infestation with Chilean recluse spiders.

The ghostly sight tells a story of escape, survival, and a post-flood feast.

Studying the arachnids reveals as much about the structure of science as it does about the creatures.

To study the Sydney funnel web spider, one researcher tags along from a distance with the help of tags the size of a grain of rice.

An innovative research center dedicated to blood, biting, and beating back malaria.

Get to know some cuddly roaches and dramatic beetles.