The University of Bayreuth's Biomaterials research group has, for the first time, successfully applied the CRISPR-Cas9 ...

Building these strong yet ephemeral traps is a process that follows patterns shared among spider species. But is there room for individual variation that makes one species' web — or one individual ...

Despite their eight eyes, most spiders have terrible vision, but there are a few that have shockingly capable vision which ...

Spider webs are unique — they are ultra-light, yet strong enough to capture a big bee. The silk fibres produced by spiders are tough and elastic, which is why they are used in sensing chemical ...

One researcher used spider silk to spin a set of violin strings, which calls to mind the fact that spiders’ webs are fundamentally a musical device; the strings’ vibrations allow spiders to listen for ...