Fall is around the corner, which means some of nature's spookiest creatures are starting to emerge in droves, providing a free — if unwelcome — Halloween decoration. If you've been noticing more ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Researchers have documented for the first time a bizarre mating ...

A wave of tarantula sightings might occur in the next few months across portions of the U.S. as mating season begins. The secretive spiders are rarely seen – except during mating season. The hairy ...

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.

If you suffer from arachnophobia, this is the time of year when you’re most likely to run into one of your worst nightmares: a tarantula. It’s mating season for most of the 29 species of tarantulas in ...

In males of many species, it pays to identify females that are nearing maturity to be the first in line for mating. Now researchers have found a remarkable example: male spider mites guard and then ...