In a web spun by an orb weaver spider, the silk comes in sticky and non-sticky versions, so the spider can just walk along the smooth “spokes” of the orb and avoid the sticky strands that make up the ...

Spiders are amazing creatures, and orb-weaving spiders make some of the most intricate structures in nature. Their ...

You have probably admired more than once the almost perfect beauty of spider webs. Do you know why they have a circular structure? There are several reasons for this. Today, scientists recognize about ...

This resource is part of Science Friday’s Educator Phenomena Forum and was developed collaboratively by Jose Rivas, an engineering and AP science teacher in Lennox, California, and Sarah Han, a PhD ...

We recently reported on a new discovery about those zigzags you see in spider webs. Silken decorations like these are known ...

How do spiders go about this delicate dance, what senses do they use to capture their prey? Some spiders are ground dwelling while others build complicated and beautiful webs. Dr. Charles Walcott ...

Scientists have figured out the mechanisms that enable massive Joro spiders to spin their impressively strong webs, which are capable of snagging creatures as big as birds. The researchers believe ...

A spider climbs the Willis Tower in downtown Chicago in 2008. A spider climbs the Willis Tower in downtown Chicago in 2008. While Nina Fletcher was working as an accountant on the 32nd floor of 875 N.

A NASA article from 1995 shows just how toxic caffeine is to the brain. Researchers exposed spiders to a range of different chemicals — including caffeine, marijuana, and Benzedrine — and noted how ...