For many people, the sight — or even the thought — of a spider in a spider web gives them the chills. Even without full-on arachnophobia, the prospect of bumping into a spider web in your yard or ...
A newly identified Australian spider uses a spring-loaded silk snare to hurl green tree ants into its web at accelerations of ...
Unless you’re an arthropod admirer, like me, it’s not uncommon to panic if you see a web in the corner of your porch or kitchen ceiling. The good news is that most spiders in US homes and yards are ...
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, ...
A newly discovered spider uses an ingenious method to launch its prey into the air, named after an ancient Roman weapon. The ...