Spiders are known to learn about predators, prey, potential mates, and their overall environment from vibrations carried by their webs. Funnel-weaving spiders in particular connect their webs to ...

Walking into a spider web might make you panic, even if it’s only a few feet wide. Now imagine colliding into one over 80 feet long. That’s unlikely, but thanks to the Darwin’s bark spider ...

Spiders build symmetrical webs for more than just beauty—they’re an incredible survival tool. Discover the science and geometry behind these intricate structures and how they help spiders catc ...

Spider-Man is Marvel’s most recognizable hero for a reason, and this wall-crawling web-slinger has featured in more than his ...

A new study suggests orb-weaving spiders may manipulate the flashes of male fireflies caught in their web to mimic the mating call of a female. A male firefly is caught in the web of an orb ...

Hemsworth, a colossal funnel-web spider recently donated to the Australian Reptile Park, could make significant contributions to the park's life-saving venom-milking program, keepers say.

The work she's doing specifically looks at spider webs, taking into account changes in the structure of the rainforest. "So far we're finding that the horizontal traps are catching larger prey but ...

You have probably admired more than once the almost perfect beauty of spider webs. Do you know why they have a circular structure? There are several reasons for this. Today, scientists recognize about ...

In the paddy fields and around the ponds of central China, a common species of orb-weaving spider builds new webs every evening at sunset, allowing it to entrap fireflies that begin to flash ...

“Spiders that weave webs often have very poor eyesight, and so they understand the world through the vibrations in their webs,” Hatton said. “And it’s a complicated problem. There are many ...

ITS CALLED BALLOONING.. <"I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS "> LONG...SPIDER WEB LOOKING STRANDS.. MANY... IN THE SHAPE OF UPSIDE DOWN BALLOONS.. HUNDREDS SEEN FALLING FROM THE SKY OVER THE ...