Male black widow spiders shake for sex to avoid being eaten

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 10:41

A team of researchers have found that male black widow spiders shake their abdomens to produce carefully pitched vibrations, which let females know they have "come a-courting" and are not potential prey.

Mystery behind how spiders catch their prey solved

Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 16:14

Spider webs reach out and grab airborne prey and particles thanks to electrostatic glue that coats their surface, a new study has revealed.

Jennifer Lawrence scared of spiders

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 15:08

Jennifer Lawrence started crying when she saw a spider while filming `The Hunger Games: Catching Fire`.

Coleen Rooney using conker plants to shoo away spiders

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 19:10

Television presenter Coleen Rooney is trying to protect her house from spiders by planting conker plants around the house.

I am afraid of spiders: Pink

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 13:45

Pink is known for fearlessly performing high-wire acts during her concerts but the singer says she is scared of spiders.

Spiders too have personalities

Last Updated: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 18:29

Similar to humans and many other species, spiders have their own distinctive characters that shape their lifestyles, a new study has suggested.

Spider species share prey with younger siblings

Last Updated: Monday, June 3, 2013, 14:25

Cornell University researchers studying Australian social huntsman spiders have discovered that younger siblings thrive when raised in nests with older siblings.

When spiders forced Halle Berry out of her house

Last Updated: Sunday, October 28, 2012, 09:38

Halle Berry was forced to move out of her Hollywood home after a gardener found a colony of black widow spiders under a lawn chair in her pool area.

New family of spiders found in Oregon cave

Last Updated: Saturday, August 18, 2012, 09:46

Amateur cave explorers have found a new family of spiders in southern Oregon that scientists have dubbed Trogloraptor, or cave robber, for its fearsome front claws.