Some spiders have evolved to rely less on a potential prey’s eyesight and more on their sense of smell. Bolas spiders (genus Mastophora) love to munch on moths, but moths’ scaly outer layer of ...

Other spiders won’t simply wait for prey, they attract it. Bolas spiders produce the female sex pheromone of some moths. This pheromone then attracts male moths that fly towards the spider in ...

There are nearly as many uses for silk as there are species of spider (more than 45,000), yet even among silk-throwing bolas spiders, sneaky trapdoor spiders, and even electrostatically powered ...

According to the Australian Museum, spiders capture prey using a variety of methods. They can trap small insects in sticky webs, lasso them with sticky bolas, or use their vibration-sensing skills ...

you suddenly realize that they are different. I remember very clearly making a film about a spider. This is called a bolas spider. It spins silk. It puts a little blob on the bottom of the thread.