Spider webs are nature’s perfect traps: sticky and delicate, yet strong enough to catch insects many times larger than the ...
A newfound defensive tactic takes advantage of this idea: researchers documented spiders building giant spiderlike ...
You might not recognize the name Tegenaria domestica, but you’ve probably seen one. Known as the “Domestic House Spider” or “Barn Funnel Weaver,” it’s one of the most common spiders in the world. Now ...
The spider doppelgängers are made of prey carcasses, plant debris, and other organic materials. They have a central structure ...
In China, the arachnids seem to somehow manipulate the flashing of a caught male firefly to resemble a female’s come-hither signal. Once this spider gets a firefly ...