In lab experiments, spiders changed how they constructed their webs in noisy environments, and rural and urban spiders ...

A web isn't a foolproof way of identifying the spider that made it, but its shape will usually allow you to establish which family it comes from, and it's often possible to be even more specific. Here ...

That said, there are plenty of other harmless spiders in many other parts of the world who create webs shaped like a funnel.

not all spiders make webs to catch their prey. In fact, less than half of the 37 spider families in Britain do. Other spiders, such as crab spiders in the family Thomisidae, are 'sit and wait' ...

Researchers exposed spiders to a range of different chemicals — including caffeine, marijuana, and Benzedrine — and noted how differently they spin webs under the influence of each.