Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which we call silk. It is both strong and stretchy but not all spider silk is the same, there are several different types. Spiders produce silk using special ...

The regal jumping spider (Phidippus regius) is a fuzzy spider that's named for its incredible jumping ability and vivid colors. They have four forward-facing eyes, giving them better vision than other ...

The body of the huntsman spider is relatively small compared to its legs, often measuring just 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5 cm). These big arachnids are mostly harmless to humans. Sure, many huntsman ...

This story appears in the December 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. Spiders in Focus Jumping spiders are ornamental and agile, widespread and harmless. Yet like many spiders, they're ...

While it’s a fact that most spiders are harmless and not venomous enough to pose a threat to humans, our instinctive fear is deeply ingrained, likely because they posed a real threat of some ...

Male Atrax robustus spiders (Sydney funnel-web spiders) are responsible for over 10 deaths a year. That said, there are plenty of other harmless spiders in many other parts of the world who create ...

Regal jumping spiders are not dangerous to humans. These spiders rarely bite, and even when they do, their venom is harmless. The bite may cause mild irritation, but it poses no serious threat to ...

The body of the huntsman spider is relatively small compared to its legs, often measuring just 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5 cm). These big arachnids are mostly harmless to humans. Sure, many huntsman ...