Spiders have all sorts of ingenious and often sneaky tactics to trap prey. So-called pirate spiders will, for example, tap on other spider webs to trick their owners into thinking they've caught prey, ...

A nocturnal spider in the East Asian subtropical forests has created an unusual hunting strategy. This cunning predator is a nocturnal sheet web spider, Psechrus clavis, which captures fireflies as ...

Some predators chase. Others ambush. And then there are the ones that shoot. Across the animal kingdom, a surprising number ...

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Scientists discovered a tiny wall-dwelling spider that preys on common urban pests and may aid natural pest control. Its ...

Ant‐eating spiders represent a fascinating model of trophic specialisation and adaptive evolution. These predators exhibit a narrow dietary spectrum (myrmecophagy), targeting specific ant taxa by ...

Across the animal world there are examples of creatures who use extremely quick speeds to capture prey — or avoid being captured. Now, for the first time, scientists have observed the use of a ...

Close-up glowing spider web or cobweb with dew hanging on the grass in the early morning. Golden sunrise shines on spider web and grassland in the background. Focus on cobweb.© Tanes ...

Sun spiders, also known as camel spiders, aren’t actually spiders at all. They have a fearsome reputation and will prey on a variety of insects, ranging from wasps to silverfish. Although sun spiders ...