Rufus net-casting spiders can tune the stiffness and elasticity of their webs thanks to loops of silk, scanning electron ...

Building these strong yet ephemeral traps is a process that follows patterns shared among spider species. But is there room ...

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Many people across the country a are reporting a creepy sight, seen falling from the sky. "I woke up this morning. Go out to the back deck, drinking a cup of coffee, and I look at the moon and the ...

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts -- Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have turned spider webs into music -- creating an eerie soundtrack that could help them better understand how the ...

Although they're frequently called insects, spiders belong to a closely related class called arachnids. Spiders are helpful to people because they feed on harmful insects. Spiders aren't aggressive or ...