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

Most spiders are solitary, aggressive, and quick to cannibalize their own kind. One species from Madagascar breaks every rule ...

This nocturnal rainforest spider has evolved an unusually specialized hunting strategy, using a silk-powered snare to target ...

Scientists have discovered a terrifying species of spiders that hunt in packs. Most adult spiders prefer to live their lives alone, like the Joro spiders spreading across the southeastern U.S. However ...

New research has identified how social spiders evolved different ways of hunting in groups. While these spiders have evolved socially similar behaviors -- living in large family groups that share both ...

Since the mid-20th century, ecologists have been studying how the availability of prey affects the rate at which predators kill and consume it. Depending on the animals and the ecosystem, predators do ...

A small Australian spider uses a Cirque du Soleil-worthy tactic to prey on fierce ants. By Sam Jones Spiders have no shortage of strategies to capture their prey. Some hunt in packs, others set traps ...

New research has identified how social spiders evolved different ways of hunting in groups. Spiders are normally solitary creatures but a few species have evolved to be social and live in groups, ...