Why Spiders Keep Building Webs Across Your Walkway—and How to Keep It Clear

While these webs are often harmless, they can become inconvenient as they grow larger. Ahead, spider experts explain why ...

240 Million Years Apart, These Spiders Build the Same Trap

Two spider families split apart nearly 240 million years ago and went their separate evolutionary ways, yet both spin webs ...
Ars Technica

These spiders listen for prey before hurling webs like slingshots

A tethered mosquito approaches the web in the path of release of the cone, and triggers web release response. Credit: S.I. Han and T.A. Blackledge, 2024. Ray spiders deploy an unusual strategy to ...
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This 2-second hack stops spiders making webs on windows, so they stay gleaming this spider mating season

Here’s how to keep your windows free from cobwebs this autumn ...

Two golden silk orb weavers lived on the ISS for two months; most space-built webs became nearly symmetric, but under light the spiders used brightness as a new sense of up

A groundbreaking study reveals how golden orb spiders adapted their web-building techniques in microgravity aboard the ISS, using light as a new sense of orientation.
Scientific American magazine

These spiders weave themselves giant doppelgängers to scare away predators

What’s scarier than a spider? A really big spider, of course. A newfound defensive tactic takes advantage of this idea: researchers documented spiders building giant spiderlike silhouettes on their ...
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Orb-Weaver Spider Webs Look Different: Here's How To Identify One In Your Home Or Yard

Different spider species create webs suited to their hunting strategies and living environments. And because there are many types of spiders lurking around your home, you are likely to see various ...
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This Spider Spins the World’s Largest Webs — Then Eats Them

Have you ever heard of a spider that eats its own web? Chances are, you probably haven't, but that is what Darwin's bark spider is famous for. These spiders eat their own silk to produce more later, ...