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

Spiders ingeniously consume their old webs to recycle vital proteins and nutrients, a process crucial for energy conservation ...

Different species of spiders produce different silks that serve different purposes, from floating on air to cradling eggs.

Silk decorations in spider webs aren’t just for show. They may help spiders “hear” their prey through vibrations.

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

Giant communal webs have appeared around the world. Find out what species builds them and how they benefit from teamwork.

Two spider species have developed a remarkable defense mechanism by crafting decoys resembling larger spiders.

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

A vast black-silk lattice in a Balkan cave may be the biggest spider web ever recorded, and it hosts two species that usually ...

Learn more about two spider species that use their webs to create complex spider doppelgängers for protection from large ...

Serban Sarbu, a cave scientist, thought he’d seen everything — until he entered a pitch-black cave along the Albania–Greece ...

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