Scientists have uncovered a 400-million-year-old genetic secret that gave spiders the ability to produce silk and weave their webs. Spiders didn't begin their journey on Earth in the same way as they ...

The environmental influx of heavy metals from industrial, agricultural and urban activities has become a critical concern for terrestrial ecosystems. Spiders, as ubiquitous and sensitive bioindicators ...

Close-up of Hyptiotes cavatus spider holding triangle web support line with front legs keeping web open, while using back legs to secure anchor line. When back legs release anchor line, spider and web ...

A new study examines the embryogenesis and eye development of the cave-dwelling spider Tegenaria pagana, providing the first detailed description of its developmental stages. By analyzing gene ...

The possibility of editing our genes once seemed more like science fiction than reality. Times have changed with the development of CRISPR-Cas9, a gene-editing tool first used in 2012. Gene editing is ...

A happy-face spider, Theridion himalayana, is found in the Himalayas, challenging the belief that the species existed only in ...