Deep in the Amazon jungle, the tiny slingshot spider soars through the air at lightning speed to capture its prey. Launching from a spring-like web, it can accelerate 4,300 feet per second squared ...

Dusty spider webs are associated with Halloween and creepy houses, but many are beautiful or architecturally accomplished. Did you know that you can tell what kind of spider is lurking by the threads ...

Spider webs aren't only functional, they are a work of beauty, with some spiders going that extra step, adding an unexpected ...

Scientists have created a material mimicking Spider-Man's sticky web fluid. While researching adhesives, Tufts University discovered that silk from moth cocoons can be turned into a shootable, sticky ...

In images that are sure to strike fear into any arachnophobe, a vast communal web that plays host to more than 100,000 spiders can be seen covering a cave wall ...

Related: New sand dune spider named after Stanislaus State dean Social spiders are known to make communal webs that may host thousands of them, and finding a giant web structure inhabited by an ...

Learn how to create a realistic Spider-Man web-slinging effect in After Effects! This tutorial covers everything from creating the web shape to adding movement and elasticity. Perfect for beginners ...

Spiders are quite intelligent regarding survival, and the example that illustrates this best is that of Cyclosa orb weavers.

Spiders use their webs as giant hearing aids to amplify audio vibrations through their legs, a new study has revealed. Researchers from Binghampton University set out to understand how orb-weaving ...