Sept. 4 -- — Scientists are finally closing in on the answers to a puzzle that has perplexed them for centuries: How does a spider spin a web of silk that is five times stronger, on a ...

Spring is the time when many spiders emerge from their winter hiding places and start doing what they do best: spinning webs. This is when you may spot the classic cobwebs in your yard or garden.

The behavior, which had never been observed before, stunned scientists as, typically, the larger house spider would prey on ...

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts -- Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have turned spider webs into music -- creating an eerie soundtrack that could help them better understand how the ...

These circular creations are made by a class of spiders called orb weavers that includes lots of common garden spiders. They adjust their design based on which insects they’re most likely to capture: ...