Giant filaments crisscross the universe, connecting galaxy clusters like superhighways between cities. Their shape and ...

they are right to point out that the theory of natural selection makes few if any specific predictions about how nature will turn out. Certainly, it cannot predict that spiders make webs (as ...

‘Most spiders have poor eyesight and rely almost exclusively on the vibration of the silk in their web for sensory information,’ said Beth Mortimer of the Oxford Silk Group who led the ...

A collaborator asked him to analyze a toxin found in the venom of Australia’s deadly funnel-web spider. The work led to clues about the toxin’s function, a paper in Nature Structural and ...

"Spider webs are not just beautiful, they could be our secret weapon to better understanding nature. Our study shows that these webs can help us keep tabs on different animals without disturbing ...

Deborah M. Gordon, Nature "This timely book appears when there is still a manageable number of studies of spider ecology: in less than 300 pages of text, Wise covers all the major work in depth." ...

Scientists discovered that these spiders aren't just relying on sight. They're actually listening for their prey.

Season: all year round. Usually found outdoors on walls, fencing and clutter around the garden, but most common in homes in autumn when males leave their webs to search for female spiders. Also common ...

Adult females are 6-7 mm long (ignoring legs), and males are 3.5-5 mm long. The spiders have a silver-grey coloured abdomen with a brown oak leaf pattern on the back. The legs are dark brown with ...

The tiny ray spider uses launches its web to grab its prey out of the air. Though common practice in the superhero world, ...

Sometimes she’s hidden away in a folded leaf above my head and only the web remains, a filmy curtain at eye level. I brush spiders and webs out of my eyes and hair, happy to know I am alone here ...