Buried in Australia's so-called dead heart, a trove of exceptional fossils, including those of trapdoor spiders, giant ...

Two spider species have developed a remarkable defense mechanism by crafting decoys resembling larger spiders.

Why do spider webs have zigzag designs? New research reveals how they act like vibration alarms to help the spider sense its ...

Silk decorations in spider webs aren’t just for show. They may help spiders “hear” their prey through vibrations.

The extraordinary anti-predator strategy of two tiny, orb-weaving spider species has been uncovered by scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Florida.

Australia's photographic natural database is about to get a big boost as citizen scientists are urged to join a national ...

A few years ago, the owner of a house in Georgia captured an epic battle between a brown widow spider and a brown snake. Black widows are widely known as one of the most dangerous on Earth, but in ...

The coucal kills snakes by battering them against the ground or a branch.

ITV has today released first-look images from Betrayal, starring Shaun Evans (Until I Kill You, Endeavour, Vigil) and Romola ...

Instead, experts are encouraging Halloween decorators to avoid plastic and use decorations made of straw, twigs, sticks and ...