Cave-dwelling orb spiders have adapted their webs so they act as tripwires for prey that crawl on the walls of the caves ...

Find out how web-spinning spiders do what they do and learn about the impressive, multipurpose material they use to catch their dinner. Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of ...

Dusty spider webs are associated with Halloween and creepy houses, but many are beautiful or architecturally accomplished. Did you know that you can tell what kind of spider is lurking by the threads ...

The results provide evidence for the hypothesis that spiders crouch to sense differences in web frequencies to locate prey ...

If they feel a tug on a web, they will swim over and drag the prey back to their homes. In order to breathe underwater, the diving bell spider constructs a silk structure. It spins a web between ...

Researchers exposed spiders to a range of different chemicals — including caffeine, marijuana, and Benzedrine — and noted how differently they spin webs under the influence of each.

To narrow their investigation, they focused on the major silk type, which makes up the radial threads of the web. Using mass spectrometry ... Another factor to consider is the layering effect. “We ...

Most spiders like to live on a web. They make the web out of strong silk. Spinning the web from silk takes a spider quite a long time. This film has been speeded up. It takes a spider much longer ...

Researchers at Tartu University’s Institute of Technology have unveiled a robotics concept that redefines adaptability by literally weaving its body on demand, much like spiders spin their webs.

Jumping spiders don’t build webs, but like their arachnid kin, they can produce silk. Some species are known to spin fine threads as they leap, presumably to stabilize takeoff and ensure a more ...