A parasitic wasp forces its host to weave a special web for its own ends. On the evening that it will kill its orb-weaving spider host, the larva of the ichneumonid wasp Hymenoepimecis sp. induces ...

A spider's web is a wonder of nature, and the timelapse video below captures the intricate handiwork that goes into spinning them. A series of TikToks from user dinaoren0 recently highlighted the ...

The web is stretchy, which allows the spider to amplify its own power by using what the scientists call "elastic recoil." Study co-author Daniel Maksuta, a physicist at the University of Akron ...

That flashy female was in fact another male firefly, himself trapped in the web, and the spider may have manipulated his light beacon to lure you in. This high-stakes drama plays out nightly in ...

A rare spider recently discovered in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region has found itself caught up in a web of international fame. The Grass Valley albino trapdoor spider is the only Australian ...

In an Oregon laboratory, a two-metre spider web made of aluminium and rope is beginning to unlock how orb weavers pinpoint struggling prey.