If you're scared of spiders, Halloween certainly doesn't help. People decorate their homes with monstrous-looking fake cobwebs and horror movies depict giant spiders hunting humans or creeping around ...

As autumn arrives and temperatures drop, many homeowners notice an uptick in spider sightings. Rather than signalling an invasion, this seasonal surge is largely due to spider mating behaviour. Male ...

Scientists have now figured out why the spider does this. When the spider removes his genitals, he becomes lighter on his feet, and he is better equipped for keeping rivals away from the impregnated ...

Spiders exhibit a remarkable array of mating strategies shaped by sexual selection, where both male and female behaviours, morphologies and chemical signals co‐evolve to maximise reproductive success.