Slingshot spiders (Theridiosoma gemmosum) don’t just passively wait for their prey to find its way into their web. Instead, ...

Spiders don’t have wings ... spinning out silk that uses wind—and the electric field—to create lift. They may fly in search of better locations but have little control once airborne.

Armed with a net and trident, fisherman gladiators were a staple of Rome's gladiatorial games. Their best chance of survival ...

The tiny ray spider uses its web to grab its prey out of the air. Though common practice with comic book characters, this ability is unusual in spiders.