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Urban noise such as from traffic, aeroplanes and construction is forcing some spiders to weave “soundproof webbing” that transmits vibrations differently, a new study reveals. Noise pollution from ...

The tiny ray spider uses its web to grab its prey out of the air. Though common practice with comic book characters, this ability is unusual in spiders. So I'm thinking we've all seen a spider ...

Spiders are quite intelligent regarding survival, and the example that illustrates this best is that of Cyclosa orb weavers.

Whether tucked into the corners of a haunted house or shining with drops of morning dew between tree branches, spider webs are homes to the eight-legged critters. Like some species in the animal ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Just in time for ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — It’s not quite the World Wide Web — but the spiders of Aitoliko in Greece have made a good start. Spurred into overdrive by an explosion in the populations of insects they eat, ...

(CNN) — Spiders spin silken webs to capture flies and other tiny prey. They’re also trapping a wealth of DNA from the surrounding environment, a hidden resource that Australian scientists said could ...