Spider silk occupies a distinct place in natural materials science for its combination of mechanical strength, toughness and ...

A close look at a viral spider video reveals how web-building spiders use silk to restrain, transport, and consume large prey ...

Some spiders build delicate little nets, others colossal web megacities, and now some in Peru and the Philippines have been ...

This spider doesn’t run or hide when danger strikes. Instead, it builds a fake version of itself — and predators fall for it.

Tropical orb-weaving spiders craft giant spider-like puppets in their webs. Scientists say the decoys may deter predators, ...

Spiders are quite intelligent regarding survival, and the example that illustrates this best is that of Cyclosa orb weavers. These spiders weave normal webs, but they also perform an unusual activity ...

The “extra touches” to intricate webs - known as stabilimenta - enable the eight-legged hunters to find their next meal.

Some of nature’s most mesmerizing works of art might just be hanging in your backyard. The artist is an orb weaver spider.

Ingenious web construction and energy stored in stretched silk strands lend spiders super powers to lift animals too heavy for the spiders' tiny muscles to support.

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Mothballs only help prevent spiders by keeping one of their food sources (moths) away. Here's how experts actually recommend ...

When people talk about “the biggest spider,” they’re usually mixing two different records: the longest leg span and the ...