The researchers described the scene in a recent publication, calling it “an extraordinary colonial spider community.” The unusual find is just one recent development in the weird world of webs.

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Researchers have finally figured out how slingshot spiders (Theridiosoma gemmosum) are so accurate when they fire their webs at prey. Everything from the timing to the angle at which they fire their ...

Spring is the time when many spiders emerge from their winter hiding places and start doing what they do best: spinning webs. This is when you may spot the classic cobwebs in your yard or garden.

These circular creations are made by a class of spiders called orb weavers that includes lots of common garden spiders. They adjust their design based on which insects they’re most likely to capture: ...

If you thought only humans enslave and imprison their fellow beings, think again. A surprising discovery has come from the ...

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts -- Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have turned spider webs into music -- creating an eerie soundtrack that could help them better understand how the ...

Sending spiders to space seems like a good idea (because, science), but arachnids apparently have their own notions about living in space. NASA researchers first sent spiders to space in the 1970’s, ...

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 ...

When you’re deep cleaning, you’ve probably mindlessly cleared away a cobweb in the corner of the ceiling. And understandably so — spider webs don’t exactly add to your home’s aesthetic. Your mindless ...