Spider webs are nature’s perfect traps: sticky and delicate, yet strong enough to catch insects many times larger than the ...

Spider webs and cobwebs are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same. Spider webs are active structures carefully built and maintained by spiders, used for catching prey, providing ...

The tiny ray spider uses its web to grab its prey out of the air. Though common practice with comic book characters, this ability is unusual in spiders. So I'm thinking we've all seen a spider ...

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 ...

Spiders make webs for a number of reasons, to catch food, shelter, protection, and even travel or courtship, but there are some who go the extra step, creating self-portraits. Cyclosa spiders, known ...

Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which we call silk. It is both strong and stretchy but not all spider silk is the same, there are several different types. Spiders produce silk using special ...

Spider expert Emma Teni explains why funnel-web spiders are flooding backyards right now, where to find them, and what to do if you spot one.

Step aside, Van Gogh. Some spiders are out here making self-portraits for survival. New research shows that several orb-weaving species construct giant web-mounted “doppelgängers” convincing enough to ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. One of nature’s most beautiful natural wonders, spider webs ...

A new study shows that invasive Joro spiders are surprisingly "urban tolerant," which could enable them to take over cities and other urban areas across the U.S. East Coast. When you purchase through ...