When times get lean, male spiders may cheat more when wooing females by offering them worthless gifts of leftovers or dry leaves, rather than tasty food.

"While it is not uncommon to encounter insects parasitized by 'zombie' fungi in the wild, it is a rarity to witness large spiders succumbing to these fungal conquerors," said evolutionary biologist Roberto García-Roa, who took the photograph.

A spider whose venom can cause a lot of pain, elevated blood pressure and hours-long erections was found among a bunch of bananas in an Austrian supermarket.

Researchers believe that one of the new species may be a relic from an ancient ecosystem in Australia.

From spiders the size of dinner plates, to others with inch-long fangs, these mythically-large arachnids roam the earth.

Spiders' ancestors evolved to use their appendages in very weird ways.

Spiders in the Uloboridae family wrap their prey in copious amounts of silk and cover them in toxic fluids before starting their feast.

Spider mites engage in a bizarre mating ritual that has never been observed before in any animal species.

Experts shared tips with Live Science on how to protect yourself from tick bites and reduce your risk of tick-borne diseases.

Joro spiders have spread all over Georgia and its neighboring states, but they don't owe their success to a combative nature — quite the opposite, in fact.