A new species of “mesh-web spider” was discovered in China, researchers said in a new study. Wang L-Y, Peng X-J, Zhang Z-S via ZooKeys A “medium-sized” critter scurried through the grass ...

A spider found in 2012 in the Peruvian Amazon uses its trash in a more elaborate way, creating what looks like a decoy spider that hangs in its web. The fake spider is about an inch long, and its ...

My favorites are the elegant orb-webs, stretched across an opening in the vegetation on radial silk lines that support a sturdy silk frame and a spiral of finer silk, making a mesh. Spider silk is ...

Oregon State University scientists created a mechanical "spider" to detect vibrations in a web using alligator clips attached to accelerometers detailed in this still video image taken in July ...

A new species of “mesh-web spider” was discovered in China, researchers said in a new study. Wang L-Y, Peng X-J, Zhang Z-S via ZooKeys A “medium-sized” critter scurried through the grass ...