Have you ever paused in awe at a glistening spider web stretched between branches after a morning rain? There’s something ...

Prey stick to orb-weaver spider webs because their waxy outer layers mesh with spider silk to form a matrix glue. A team of physics students in the U.K. have worked out that spider silk could be ...

Spiders known for elaborate circular webs have altered their spinning style in dark spaces to create apparent tripwires for walking prey. Those that make circular webs are known as orb-weavers ...