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

A newfound defensive tactic takes advantage of this idea: researchers documented spiders building giant spiderlike ...

The film discusses the characteristics and behaviors of spiders, highlighting their importance in controlling harmful insect populations. It explains the anatomy of spiders, including their two body ...

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 ...

Discover why only female Darwin's bark spiders produce the strongest silk, surpassing steel in toughness and strength.

The “extra touches” to intricate webs - known as stabilimenta - enable the eight-legged hunters to find their next meal.

Have you ever entered a seldom-used room, only to be met by an unexpected web clinging to your face? Or perhaps during an early morning walk, you’ve paused to admire the delicate artistry of a web, ...

What is thought to be the world’s largest-known spider’s web, housing tens of thousands of arachnids, has been discovered in a cave on the Albanian-Greek border. After researchers published their ...