No one likes walking into a spider web, no matter how big it is, but it's not the size of the web that matters, it's the ...

What if a spider could play the harp? OK, sure, there aren’t spider virtuosos in little tuxedos out there performing harp concerts. But there is a harp-like musical instrument inspired by a spider’s ...

Every arachnophobe's worst nightmare has come true – scientists have uncovered a massive spider web covering 1,140 square feet and housing 110,000 eight-legged residents. Researchers discovered the ...

Have you ever entered a seldom-used room, only to be met by an unexpected web clinging to your face? Or perhaps during an early morning walk, you’ve paused to admire the delicate artistry of a web, ...

Scientists have officially brought genetic engineering to the spider's web. For the first time, researchers have created a gene-edited spider that spins red fluorescent silk. Led by a team at the ...

This week in science: what your brain's doing when you zone out; the world's largest spider web; game over for simulation theory; and much more! A comprehensive meta-analysis has shown that fasting ...

Researchers have finally figured out how slingshot spiders (Theridiosoma gemmosum) are so accurate when they fire their webs at prey. Everything from the timing to the angle at which they fire their ...