Australian spider declared world’s fastest after record-breaking sprint - Researchers find running speed of spider is related ...

Lead researcher Professor Ajay Narendra said the trap may even be chemically baited.

Researchers tested more than 160 spider species from around the world to determine which arachnid is the quickest on eight ...

The Australian ballista spider builds a spring-loaded snare that is set off by ants of one species only. The power is in the ...

There’s more than one way a spider can spin its web. Some construct large vertical orb webs, while others build horizontal ...

A recently discovered spider species in Australia’s tropical rainforests has stunned researchers with a hunting technique ...

An international team of researchers has discovered a remarkable new spider species in the rainforest of North Queensland ...

Scientists have discovered that long legs, not slim ones, make spiders the fastest runners. The Australian jungle huntsman ...

In northern Australia, a newly described “ballista spider” appears to hunt only one species: the green tree ant. Its ...

Get an up-close look at one of Australia's most feared spiders and discover the incredible details you never notice.#Spider ...

Australia, famously, is home to some of the most formidable wildlife on Earth, and its arachnid population is particularly legendary. From the huntsman to the orb-weaver, there are some extraordinary ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered the fossilized remains of a trapdoor spider, the largest to date in the country. The fossilized spider was found near Gulgong, New South Wales, last week by a ...