This Spider Web Slime is the perfect mix of creepy and cozy — fluffy enough for endless play, stretchy enough to spark ...

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, ...

Imagine a tasty bug landing on the web of a hungry spider. How does the spider detect its prey? Spiders don't have ears like we do, and many have poor eyesight. But they can sense vibrations, like ...

Funnel web spiders are a group of spiders that belong to the Dipluridae family in the order Araneida. They get this name from the shape of the web that they weave. Since there are several varieties of ...

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 ...

On a sunny day in late September, Arty Schronce glanced out the screen door of his Atlanta, Georgia, home and noticed something unusual: a female cardinal perched on a spiderweb. At first, Schronce ...

Scientists offer a new idea for why orb-weaving arachnids add decorations known as stabilimenta to their webs. Trilobites Scientists offer a new idea for why orb-weaving arachnids add decorations ...

Although they're frequently called insects, spiders belong to a closely related class called arachnids. Spiders are helpful to people because they feed on harmful insects. Spiders aren't aggressive or ...