The male Joro is much smaller, has a brownish-red color and is often seen in the female's web. Joro spiders can't fly per se, but they can ride the wind. Joro spiders release their silk and use it ...

Charles Darwin was fascinated by the spiders that landed on the H.M.S. Beagle ... and the electric field—to create lift. They may fly in search of better locations but have little control ...

Black widows are notorious spiders identified by the colored, hourglass-shaped mark on their abdomens. Several species answer to the name, and they are found in temperate regions around the world.