The Prime Minister highlighted the importance of Ryndia silk in the context of worldwide consumer preferences shifting toward ...

The number of times I have walked into a spider web is pretty comical. At first, I saw them as a nuisance during my forest ...

Feather-legged lace weaver spider kills prey using toxic regurgitated s Regurgitated poison-coated silk replaces traditional ...

The female golden silk orb weaver looks particularly intimidating, with a gold-colored body sporting lighter yellow spots and ...

A research team has found that a common spider kills its prey with poison but does not inject it into them—instead, it covers ...

Most spider species subdue dinner by injecting venom from their fangs. Feather-legged lace weavers swathe prey in silk, then upchuck a killing brew.

Handwoven silk saris made in the Indian city of Varanasi are considered among the world’s finest. But weavers, designers and traders trying to revive the ancient craft must stay relevant in a ...

Kanjeevaram sarees shine with pure mulberry silk and intricate zari work, crafted by skilled weavers over weeks. Here's all ...

Golden silk orb weaver. Male and female Trichonephila clavipes spiders look very different from each other. The female banana spider size is about 1-3 inches, while the males are only about half ...

Silk weavers in Gopalpur are shifting to weaving cotton saris as the supply of tussar cocoons decreases. Read more about this transition and its impact on the weaving community in Jajpur district ...