The number of times I have walked into a spider web is pretty comical. At first, I saw them as a nuisance during my forest ...

Spider silk may look delicate, but it’s one of the strongest materials found in nature, stronger than steel by weight. In this video, we explore the incredible science and biology behind this ...

The U.S. military is interested in ‘super spiders’ capable of producing silk with extraordinary features. Don’t worry—it sounds more terrifying than it actually is.

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed an innovative new ...

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a new way to make carbon ...

Feather-legged lace weaver spider kills prey using toxic regurgitated s Regurgitated poison-coated silk replaces traditional ...

A research team has found that a common spider kills its prey with poison but does not inject it into them—instead, it covers ...

Most spider species subdue dinner by injecting venom from their fangs. Feather-legged lace weavers swathe prey in silk, then upchuck a killing brew.