Cave-dwelling orb spiders have adapted their webs so they act as tripwires for prey that crawl on the walls of the caves ...

giving the illusion they are flying through a process of "ballooning." Ballooning is when the spiders make "silk webs that act as a parachute, it lifts them into the atmosphere and carries them ...

The results provide evidence for the hypothesis that spiders crouch to sense differences in web frequencies to locate prey ...

Plus, they don't technically "fly" in the avian sense ... webs are even more spectacular. Adult female spiders can spin strong webs that are yellow-gold in appearance and can span up to 10 ...

Giant venomous flying spiders with 4-inch legs are real ... Joro spiders: Invasive Joro spiders are weaving their web across the US: What to know about the arachnid Start the day smarter.

Spiders don’t have wings, yet they alighted on his ship 60 miles offshore. Recent research on flying spider species, however, provides some new clues as to how the Earth’s electric field might ...

Find out how web-spinning spiders do what they do and learn about the impressive, multipurpose material they use to catch their dinner. Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of ...

On closer inspection a quadrant is always missing, which gives rise to its common name of the missing sector orb web spider. This spider feeds on almost any flying insect captured within its web. As ...

‘Most spiders have poor eyesight and rely almost exclusively on the vibration of the silk in their web for sensory information,’ said Beth Mortimer of the Oxford Silk Group who led the ...