Spiders are quite intelligent regarding survival, and the example that illustrates this best is that of Cyclosa orb weavers. These spiders weave normal webs, but they also perform an unusual activity ...

These circular creations are made by a class of spiders called orb weavers that includes lots of common garden spiders. They adjust their design based on which insects they’re most likely to capture: ...

Scientists offer a new idea for why orb-weaving arachnids add decorations known as stabilimenta to their webs. Trilobites Scientists offer a new idea for why orb-weaving arachnids add decorations ...

A fungus that turns spiders into zombies sounds like something straight out of a horror movie. Both arachnophobes and people ...

If you find yourself running into spiderwebs everywhere you go, you're not alone. Spiders seem to be everywhere in the fall. The webs multiply, draping across sidewalks, stretching across paths in the ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...

After crafting a gauzy web, a spider might reckon that the construction isn’t complete. Some spiders, known as orb weavers, often add decorations, typically spun from silk but sometimes using bits of ...