Why do spider webs have zigzag designs? New research reveals how they act like vibration alarms to help the spider sense its ...

We recently reported on a new discovery about those zigzags you see in spider webs. Silken decorations like these are known ...

If you're an avid hiker, you may have heard the term "web-walking" before, and unfortunately it has nothing to do with Spider ...

The number of times I have walked into a spider web is pretty comical. At first, I saw them as a nuisance during my forest adventures, but upon a closer look with my macro lens, I began to notice that ...

Spider webs are active, maintained structures built by spiders for hunting, shelter, or laying eggs, showcasing remarkable silk. Cobwebs, conversely, are abandoned, dusty, and neglected remnants of ...

Though most people aren't the biggest fan of spiders, their silk is a biological marvel, and the silk of this species has ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - In comics and the movies, they're strong enough to swing a grown man from building to building... In the science world, spider webs are the ultimate 'what if?' To Hannes Schniepp, ...

Whether you are a fan of spiders or terrified of them, you can’t help but admire their ability to make webs. These fascinating and unique structures are incredible feats of engineering that combine ...

Scientists have figured out the mechanisms that enable massive Joro spiders to spin their impressively strong webs, which are capable of snagging creatures as big as birds. The researchers believe ...

A pitch-black cave in the Balkans is home to what researchers say is a singular work of cooperation by two usually-hostile ...

Deep underground in a dark, sulfuric cave on the border between Albania and Greece, scientists have made an incredible ...

Spiders in this toxic sulfur cave have built a thriving spider metropolis and the largest spider web complex in the world!