One of my students at Sheffield Hallam University sent me this stunning picture of a very large, and in the UK, very rare ...

Among the most common spiders found in and around the ... Looking like something out of a classic horror movie, the orb weaver spider's web is a circular creation resembling the spoke of a wheel.

From the innocent daddy longlegs to the harmful brown recluse, here are the most common house spiders, how to identify them, ...

On closer inspection a quadrant is always missing, which gives rise to its common name of the missing sector orb web spider. This spider feeds on almost any flying insect captured within its web. As ...

Tangle web spiders, orb weavers, and tarantulas exhibit remarkable strategies, from strong webs to potent venom, to immobilize and consume their prey, showcasing nature's astonishing predator-prey ...

Certain orb web-weaving spiders recycle their web proteins despite the fact that some web fibers, namely major and minor ampullate silk, are highly resistant to common proteases. We have started a new ...