The researchers described the scene in a recent publication, calling it “an extraordinary colonial spider community.” The ...

Spider-Man has had web-shooters since his creation in 1962, allowing him to spin webs for various uses. Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland's versions of Spider-Man incorporate web-shooters into their ...

It’s spider season, and for some, it’s a daunting experience to get rid of spiders when they find their way inside your home. Although you can take precautions to stop them from entering by spraying ...

Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which we call silk. It is both strong and stretchy but not all spider silk is the same, there are several different types. Spiders produce silk using special ...

Unless you’re an arthropod admirer, like me, it’s not uncommon to panic if you see a web in the corner of your porch or kitchen ceiling. The good news is that most spiders in US homes and yards are ...

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, ...

Fluffy, “spider web-looking things” floating in the Modesto air were the talk of social media Wednesday afternoon. Several members of a private community Facebook page, Stanislaus News, have been ...

Male nursery web spiders (Pisaura mirabilis) use the sense of smell in their legs to find mates. Researchers at the University of Greifswald used an electron microscope to discover "olfactory hairs" ...

A spider-web Janus membrane combines directional moisture transport, heat modulation, triboelectric power generation and ...