Some spiders build delicate little nets, others colossal web megacities, and now some in Peru and the Philippines have been found sculpting giant doppelgängers out of silk, prey carcasses, and debris.

Tiny Cyclosa spiders build large decoy puppets in webs to deter predators. Decoys mimic spiders and may hide egg sacs or spiderlings for protection. Scientists believe this adaptation could inspire ...

Children crowded into the community room last Wednesday to find out what holiday spiders and tinsel have in common as Wheeler Taft Abbett Sr. Library staff hosted "The Christmas Spider" puppet show ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This remarkable behavior has just been formally documented for the first time, based on a handful of discoveries dating back to ...