Spiders Pose as Bird Poop to Evade Predators By Tanya Lewis Many animals camouflage themselves to avoid being eaten by predators, but few are as strange as a spider that disguises itself as bird poop.
In Images: Spiders Camouflage Themselves as Bird Poop By Tanya Lewis Orb-web spiders use their body color and web decorations to masquerade as bird droppings to avoid predators.
Why Spider Fangs Are Nature's Perfect Needles By Tanya Lewis A spider's fangs are natural injection needles, making them perfectly suited for piercing the skeletons of their prey and delivering a kiss of venom.
Food vs. Sex: Why Some Female Spiders Eat Males Before Mating By Megan Gannon Certain female spiders are infamous for eating their partners after sex, but some actually pounce on suitors, fangs first, before mating ever occurs.
8-Legged Nightmares? The World's 3 Deadliest Spiders By Tanya Lewis Nothing strikes fear into the hearts of more people than spiders. The eight-legged beasts boast a menacing appearance, and some of them pack a deadly, poisonous bite.
Crazy! Spider Launches Slingshot Web to Snag Prey (Video) By Tia Ghose A tiny, unassuming spider in the Peruvian Amazon uses its entire web as a slingshot to capture slow-moving insects such as mosquitoes.
In Photos: Spiders Hatched from Web Towers By Tia Ghose Strange circular towers found in the Amazon jungle were made by spiders to hatch their eggs, new research found. But the spider species that made the towers remains a mystery.
Spider Traps Prey Using Amazing Ladder Webs By Nina Sen Scientists discovered an "odd-clawed" spider that traps its prey using a fascinating ladder-shaped web.
Tiny Wandering Spider Discovered in Laos By Tia Ghose The unobtrusive little arachnid is a wandering spider that catches prey without weaving a web.
Smart Spiders Learn Best Way to Snag Prey By Stephanie Pappas Spiders have spatial learning abilities, new research finds.
Bat-Eating Spiders Are Everywhere, Study Finds By Charles Q. Choi Every continent except Antarctica boasts spiders that eat bats.
Spider Silk-Spinning Technique Key to Stronger Fibers By Charles Q. Choi The electrical conductivity of the new fibers is on par with copper, gold and aluminum wires.
Jeepers, Peepers: Why Spiders Have So Many Eyes By Stephanie Pappas Not all spider eyes are created equal.
Abundance of Spiders Weaving Scores of Webs By Vickie Frantz Above average temperatures across the nation led to more insects.
What's the World's Largest Spider? By Katharine Gammon It's a tarantula the size of a dinner plate, known to eat birds.