An empty spider web likely means that a spider has passed on, but most times a spider takes down their own web! Read here to ...

Deep in the cave recesses, springs feed a stream. But this isn’t fresh mountain water. It’s a sulfidic brew, loaded with ...

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

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

A rare trapdoor spider, Aptostichus ramirezae, discovered in Iran, features a tail-like appendage, a trait thought extinct ...

F or decades, arachnologists debated the actual purpose of stabilimenta, a special thread spiders weave into their webs. Now, ...

A study shows that spider web decorations help spiders locate prey by spreading vibrations across more silk threads.

Made from a silk that’s distinct from the ordinary web scaffolding surrounding them, stabilimenta reflect ultraviolet light, leading some scientists to suggest their function is primarily ...

Researchers used computer models to simulate if and how these features influence prey affect vibrations of orb-weavers' webs ...

Many spider species build spiral wheel-shaped webs – orb webs – to capture prey, and some incorporate so-called “stabilimenta ...

Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave talk about spider web architecture, storytelling and memory, and why more TV pixels may not translate to a better viewing experience.

Sardinian spiders are decorating their webs with elaborate patterns, baffling scientists for years. New research suggests ...