The “extra touches” to intricate webs - known as stabilimenta - enable the eight-legged hunters to find their next meal.

Webs can be decorated with decoys, fine-tuned like guitars—and hold secrets about evolution. A Cyclosa spider is camouflaged on a web with debris attached to make itself less visible at the Los Amigos ...

Want to fill that blank wall without breaking the bank? These 34 DIY yarn wall hangings bring all the charm, and no weaving degree is required! You're in the right place if you want to add texture and ...

Spiders are quite intelligent regarding survival, and the example that illustrates this best is that of Cyclosa orb weavers. These spiders weave normal webs, but they also perform an unusual activity ...

Scientists have uncovered what's believed to be the world's largest spider web, home to more than 100,000 eight-legged residents. In images guaranteed to send shivers down the spine of anyone with ...

Autumn comes with cozy sweaters, pumpkin spice ... and spiders deciding your home looks like a great place to crash. This is because fall coincides with spiders' mating season, when the search for a ...

Ecologists Andrew Davis and Benjamin Frick have crisscrossed the United States studying everything from monarch butterflies to house finches. But when a giant, neon-yellow spider arrived in the U.S.

Spider-Man is, arguably, the most famous superhero of the modern era, with only Batman offering much in the way of competition. Similar to The Caped Crusader, Marvel's web-slinger has by far the most ...