Many spiders rely on camouflage to survive and catch prey. Audubon just wrapped up our first week of summer day camp, which means I spent a decent amount of time outside with 8 – 11-year-olds ...

Scientists have discovered two new spiders with truly bizarre camouflage: not only do they look like bird poop, but they ...

I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille. A minuscule Hyllus diardi jumping spider has apparently learned the art of the selfie, getting up close and personal with a photographer's camera, British news ...

A family of spiders can catch prey many times their own weight by hitching silk lines to their quarry and hoisting the meaty prize up into the air. Tangle web spiders, in the Theridiidae family, are ...

In a quiet corner of western Thailand, researchers recently uncovered a spider so unique it defies conventional understanding. Not only is this extraordinary spider a member of an entirely new species ...

Bird-dropping spiders might sound like a joke, but they represent one of the most fascinating and unusual survival strategies ...

There are strange little towers on the forest floor. Neat, right? Nope. Inside hides a spider that's cunning, patient and ruthless. Deep Look is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...

Humans have long imagined what it would be like to see the world through different eyes. In Greek and Roman mythology, for example, the giant Argus Panoptes used his dozens of eyes to keep watch. The ...