The ballista spider builds sophisticated spring-loaded snares to catapult its prey. Newly discovered, the ballista spider ...

Some see them as architectural marvels of nature, while others can hardly bear to look at them: Spider webs both fascinate and frighten. While they usually measure only a few inches in Central ...

Most spiders are solitary, aggressive, and quick to cannibalize their own kind. One species from Madagascar breaks every rule ...

The Australian ballista spider builds a spring-loaded snare that is set off by ants of one species only. The power is in the ...

In the dense forests of the Ecuadorian Andes, the survival of a spider relies not only on its ability to prey on insects but ...

The iconic spider web — think Charlotte's Web —is the spiral orb web. These circular webs are largely vertical and covered in sticky silk, designed to trap and entangle flying insects. Orb-weaver ...

You have probably admired more than once the almost perfect beauty of spider webs. Do you know why they have a circular structure? There are several reasons for this. Today, scientists recognize about ...

Close-up glowing spider web or cobweb with dew hanging on the grass in the early morning. Golden sunrise shines on spider web and grassland in the background. Focus on cobweb.© Tanes ...

Since the Industrial Revolution, human activity has led to a surge in environmental noise. The sounds of traffic, airplanes, construction and more clutter the outdoor soundscape, challenging animals' ...