Scientists offer a new idea for why orb-weaving arachnids add decorations known as stabilimenta to their webs. Trilobites Scientists offer a new idea for why orb-weaving arachnids add decorations ...

Some spiders don’t just spin webs — they listen through them. Researchers found that orb-weavers can sense vibrations on ...

Recently, two new threats have emerged that are injuring and killing native songbirds, one of which is quite relevant to the recently celebrated Halloween holiday — spider webbing as part of Halloween ...

There’s been carnage in the suburbs, as Australians once again embrace a tradition of hanging plastic spider webs to ...

An orb-weaver spider’s web works by forming a barely visible, sticky net stretched across likely flight paths, such that flying insects accidentally crash into it, allowing the spider to eat them. The ...

Scientists discovered a vast web inside Sulphur Cave on the Albanian-Greek border, home to more than 110,000 spiders and ...

Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave talk about spider web architecture, storytelling and memory, and why more TV pixels may not translate to a better viewing experience.

There’s been carnage in the suburbs, as Australians once again embrace a tradition of hanging plastic spider webs to celebrate Halloween. In Sydney, witnesses say a distressed k ...

There’s been carnage in the suburbs, as Australians once again embrace a tradition of hanging plastic spider webs to celebrate Halloween. In Sydney, witnesses say a distressed kookaburra “gave up” on ...

Cavers found an “extraordinary,” first-of-its-kind spider colony in a cave along the Albania-Greece border, photos show and a study said. Photo from Marek Audy via Urák, Vrenozi, Głąbiak, Lecoquierre, ...

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 ...

Let’s get creepy-crawly this Halloween (or any costume day!) with an Easy Peasy Spider Costume you can make in no time!