We can call this newly discovered spider another brick—or web—in the wall. Scientists in Colombia named the new species ...

A new spider species named after Pink Floyd hunts insects near streetlights.

In A Nutshell Scientists have identified a new spider species in Colombia named Pikelinia floydmuraria, after Pink Floyd and ...

Flapping bees build up a charge of several hundred volts, enough to electrostatically draw pollen from a flower. But researchers have discovered a downside to being charged: it attracts spider silk ...

Spiders and insects are often considered pests. Some people would rather see the creepy-crawly creatures dead than buzzing around their heads or creating webs in the corners of their property. In part ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Some ants might actually not be ants at all, and instead be other animals pretending to be them. Pictures from a new ...

What happens when an insect touches a spider’s web? Most web-spinning spiders line their silken threads with droplets of glue, which snag blundering insects. But one group—the cribellate spiders—does ...