Spider webs are nature’s perfect traps: sticky and delicate, yet strong enough to catch insects many times larger than the ...

Have you ever entered a seldom-used room, only to be met by an unexpected web clinging to your face? Or perhaps during an early morning walk, you’ve paused to admire the delicate artistry of a web, ...

Spiders such as this Argiope bruennichi sometimes adorn webs with zigzagging stabilimenta. Every year Halloween enthusiasts adorn their homes with synthetic cobwebs. But humans aren’t the only ...

While the members of Madame Web‘s ensemble might not yet be household names, they each possess a distinct Marvel Comics history — and ahead of the film’s debut, we’re here to help break it all down.

These circular creations are made by a class of spiders called orb weavers that includes lots of common garden spiders. They adjust their design based on which insects they’re most likely to capture: ...

The largest male specimen yet of the most venomous spider in the world has been found in Australia. "Hercules," a funnel-web spider, is 3.1 inches (7.9 centimeters) from hairy foot to hairy foot, ...

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Spider web “decorations” may help arachnids to pinpoint the location of their captured prey, suggests a study. The “extra touches” to intricate webs - known as stabilimenta - enable the eight-legged ...