In lab experiments, spiders changed how they constructed their webs in noisy environments, and rural and urban spiders ...

Since the Industrial Revolution, human activity has led to a surge in environmental noise. The sounds of traffic, airplanes, construction and more clutter the outdoor soundscape, challenging animals' ...

"They love yellow, white or purple blooms and flowers like smooth blue aster," says Ali. Grass spiders are one of the most common, yet least intriguing-looking garden spiders. They resemble wolf ...

Quarter-size with legs outstretched, these spiders attach their webs to everything, whether rocks and grass or human objects. They weave a kind of funnel into their webs where they typically hide ...