Orb spiders typically spin circular webs – hence the name. These constructions ensnare flying insects like mosquitoes, flies, and winged ants. However, flying insects such as these are less ...

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Prey stick to orb-weaver spider webs because their waxy outer layers mesh with spider silk to form a matrix glue. A team of physics students in the U.K. have worked out that spider silk could be ...

Discover how spiders adapt their webs to urban noise pollution, shedding light on the impact of human activity on wildlife.

They're native to the lowland forests of eastern Madagascar. In this spider-eat-spider jungle environment, the spider will ...

Now, research suggests that a species of cave-dwelling spiders have cleverly adapted their weaving style to form intricate tripwire-like mechanisms that trap unfortunate prey. Orb spiders ...