Cold temperatures and harsh weather conditions are bad news for most animals, including spiders. But these creatures aren’t ...
A space elevator has long been a science-fiction dream—but advances in bioengineered spider silk may bring it closer to ...
Helicopter damselflies specialize in preying on web-building spiders, like the little orb weavers. This predatory flyer is ...
Discover how the diving bell spider constructs a silk platform underwater and uses it to trap air and make a diving bell.
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Is spider silk stronger than steel?

In this video I test if spider silk is actually stronger than steel! I do a real life experiment with spider silk and steel ...
Learn more about one of the UK's most common spiders, the daddy long-legs (cellar spider), that you'll find in your home all ...
This spider doesn’t run or hide when danger strikes. Instead, it builds a fake version of itself — and predators fall for it. Survival demands remarkable strategies in the understory of tropical ...
When people talk about “the biggest spider,” they’re usually mixing two different records: the longest leg span and the ...
My name is Jewell Rodgers and I am the State Poet of Nebraska.Today we are hearing from Angélica Perez. Angélica is a Core ...
Fans eagerly await Insomniac Games' Marvel's Spider-Man 3, but it's probably going to take much longer than expected.
Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...