This spider doesn’t run or hide when danger strikes. Instead, it builds a fake version of itself — and predators fall for it. Survival demands remarkable strategies in the understory of tropical ...

In China, the arachnids seem to somehow manipulate the flashing of a caught male firefly to resemble a female’s come-hither signal. Once this spider gets a firefly into its parlor, it seems to be ...

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(CNN) — In the paddy fields and around the ponds of central China, a common species of orb-weaving spider builds new webs every evening at sunset, allowing it to entrap fireflies that begin to flash, ...

A pitch-black cave in the Balkans is home to what researchers say is a singular work of cooperation by two usually-hostile species of spider. By Adeel Hassan Even in a pitch-black cave, what appears ...

Spiders often appear in homes for simple reasons, such as seeking shelter and food. Most of the species are not only harmless but also eat the insects in your home that you dislike.