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

The team scanned a spider web with a laser during the natural structure's construction, assigning different frequencies to web strands to create "notes" they combined in patterns based on the web ...

Theirs is the classic spider web pattern that can be amazing in its artistry. Funnel weavers, such as the grass spiders, create webs with a tunnel entrance in the center.

Theirs is the classic spider web pattern that can be amazing in its artistry. Funnel weavers, such as the grass spiders, create webs with a tunnel entrance in the center.

Intrigued as to why, the researchers monitored 161 webs, and compared the flashing patterns of free male and female fireflies, as well as webbed ones, and whether or not a spider was present.

LAFAYETTE, KATC — If you've noticed an increase in webs appearing around your neighborhood, there's no need to call Spider-Man. What you're seeing is a natural phenomenon known as "ballooning ...

Orb weaver spiders seem to trick male fireflies into blinking in a pattern more like females, researchers report August 19 in Current Biology. The femalelike lights lure other males into the web ...

There are five basic types of webs, which tell us what type of spider might be making it. In the Bay Area, we find orb, woolly, tangled, sheet and funnel webs.

There are more than 47,000 species of spiders, and all spin silk webs to provide housing and catch food. Scientists say the silk from a spiderweb is five times stronger than steel.