Once a spider web has been abandoned, it will start to gather dust and dirt, which is what we’ve come to recognize as a ...

A spider web is much more than meets the eye. These intricate structures, created entirely from silk, allow spiders to capture prey, build shelter and even communicate. Spider webs are shockingly ...

Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which we call silk. It is both strong and stretchy but not all spider silk is the same, there are several different types. Spiders produce silk using special ...

As Halloween approaches, you might hear people claim that those fake spider webs could hurt the birds in your yard. Is it ...

Gram-for-gram spider silk is the strongest stuff around. Now a company in Utah and California has a plan to make a supercar out of it. Spidey Tek uses research from Utah State University’s Synthetic ...

Many animals store information about their external environment in memory and use this information to facilitate movement and decision-making. The information used to navigate has been described for ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. August is spider season. The orb-weaver spiders in my yard spend winter tucked away in ...