Most spiders are both predators and prey, playing an essential role in the food web (pun intended). In fact, many spiders act ...

Spiders are often treated as simple ambush predators, reacting only to what touches a web or wanders too close. Research over the past two decades has complicated that picture. Some spiders plan ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Long before modern predators stalked Madagascar’s forests, ...