Sicarius Hahni is a tiny but deadly spider that lives in arid, desert regions. Learn more about this sand spider and why it buries itself.

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This is our largest and most complex project to date—a fully functional spider mech brought to life with mechanics, hydraulics, and a bold vision. You’ve never seen movement like this.

Designed as a physical embodiment of innovation and creativity, “The Orb” invites us into a 10-meter-tall, 26-meter-wide labyrinthine form made of ultra-thin aluminum. “Edged yet edgeless, surfaces ...

Prey stick to orb-weaver spider webs because their waxy outer layers mesh with spider silk to form a matrix glue. A team of physics students in the U.K. have worked out that spider silk could be ...

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Today, we celebrate the legendary British actor who, over the course of his career, has managed to get crushed by Darth Vader, outwitted by Indiana Jones, betrayed by a magical cup, and voice a spider ...

Spiders are one of the world’s most feared animals, but not all of them are dangerous. While nearly all spiders are able to produce venom, only a select few species are actually dangerous to humans.

Scientists have discovered a “thriving ecosystem” of strange deep-sea ­creatures on a newly exposed sea floor after an iceberg broke off near the Antarctic. The area, which had never before ...