In their spare time, they have been developing a web-browser-based operating system called Orb. It is available for the princely sum of zero cheeseburgers and doesn’t need a high-spec machine to ...

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

The theory is that flying insects do not notice the web, fly into it, and get stuck. Orb webs created by Araneidae, ...

Spiders have a reputation for being cunning – just look at the Ghanaian folktale Anansi. Now, research suggests that a ...

Golden silk orb-weavers, which are found in warm regions around the world - but not the UK, unfortunately - spin webs with a lovely golden sheen. Their silk has even been used to create a shimmering ...

The legs are dark brown with light brown bands. The markings are somewhat variable. Its webs seem at first classic orb webs - radiating spokes from a central point with concentric circles of web. On ...

Certain orb web-weaving spiders recycle their web proteins despite the fact that some web fibers, namely major and minor ampullate silk, are highly resistant to common proteases. We have started a new ...