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 ...

Flung prey can reach speeds of up to 14.4 feet per second, or a little less than ten miles per hour. An insect will land in ...

Discover how spiders use their eight legs and eyes to spin webs and hunt insects in this KS1 Science video on types of animals for primary schools.

An orb spider web between two dried stems in a morning meadow. The web is anchored in a triangle frame and in sharp focus against a warm bokeh background. Interesting textures and highlights.© Donna ...

Scientists have discovered a “ballista spider” that builds a spring-powered silk trap designed specifically to catch aggressive green tree ants. The ant unknowingly triggers the mechanism itself, ...

That’s according to Mike Merchant, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist in Rowlett. The webs extend as high as 40 feet in the trees and are home to thousands of spiders who gathered ...