Brown recluse spiders are the United States' most venomous arachnids, and their webs have a distinct look. Here's what to keep an eye out for in your yard.

Known for their colorful, intricately patterned abdomens, garden spiders are the common name for the genus Argiope, which means “with a bright face” in Latin. There are dozens of species ...

Similar types of spider webs are created outside by Theridiidae spiders which include Steatoda nobilis, otherwise called the Noble False Widow Spider. Their tangled web is often in the shape of a ...

Scientists say some spiders tighten or loosen strands to fine tune this ability and that amazingly they will even pluck their webs—listening to the echoes to help them work out where their food ...

Spiders can detect miniscule movements and vibrations through sensory organs on their tarsal claws at the tips of their legs, which they use to grasp their webs. Orb-weaver spiders are known to ...

Orb-weavers, arachnids that capture their prey using sticky webs, make up more than one fourth of all known spiders. These species spin their creations with spiral crossbeams dotted with drops of ...

The wasp-induced webs also often include a distinctive linear silk stabilimentum, or decoration, that camouflages the cocoon from possible predators. To conduct his experiment, Eberhard collected a ...

Their web silk is strong, stretchy and coated with a watery glue-like substance that allows them to catch their prey easily. Typically, Joro webs are 3 to 9 feet in diameter.

Bridge spiders and cross spiders are both orb weavers, meaning they spin those familiar spiral-shaped webs to capture their meals. While the cross spider’s web is seen in vegetation as often as ...

For spiders, their web is that picnic setup, but instead of treats, they’re attracting unsuspecting insects. Acting as a spider’s fishing net, the web is a masterclass in patience and strategy.

The web is stretchy, which allows the spider to amplify its own power by using what the scientists call "elastic recoil." Study co-author Daniel Maksuta, a physicist at the University of Akron ...