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

Webs can be decorated with decoys, fine-tuned like guitars—and hold secrets about evolution. A Cyclosa spider is camouflaged on a web with debris attached to make itself less visible at the Los Amigos ...

What is thought to be the world’s largest-known spider’s web, housing tens of thousands of arachnids, has been discovered in a cave on the Albanian-Greek border. After researchers published their ...

Wandering around campus this past Halloween, I found myself reflecting on one oddly enduring cultural fixation: superheroes. Beyond inspiring cheap costumes and keeping the spandex industry alive, ...

A massive 1,140 sq ft spider web was found in Sulphur Cave (Albania/Greece) hosting 111,000 spiders from two species, *Tegenaria domestica* and *Prinerigone vagans*. Scientists found that the two ...

Right now, as you read this, more than 110,000 arachnids are crawling around the world’s largest spiderweb. The ‘extraordinary’ but skin-crawling discovery was made inside a pitch-black cave on the ...

A new study in PLoS One has revealed that the mysterious silk decorations in some spider webs may be sophisticated tuning devices that enhance the spider’s ability to locate its next meal by ...

AS THE WIND PICKS UP. I KNOW THOSE WINDS ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE ANYTIME SOON. WELL, HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY BOUGHT A BROUGHT A WIDOW SPIDER INTO YOUR HOUSE? YEAH, NO THANK YOU. NOT NOT ...

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These warm summer days can offer a lot of outdoor fun -- but can come with some pesky trouble. People dealing with spider or mosquito bites often find it hard to tell the difference. And it's ...

LIMA – All of the arrangements were made. There was just one thing left to be done before the keys to the 1982 Fiat Spider 124 were placed in the hands of Scott Ransom. The 67-year-old Lima man needed ...

Learn how to crochet a stunning table runner with a unique spider-inspired design! This creative pattern adds an elegant and slightly spooky touch to your home decor. Perfect for seasonal themes or ...