Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which we call silk. It is both strong and stretchy but not all spider silk is the same, there are several different types. Spiders produce silk using special ...

Spider and Fly is a series of Nickelodeon shorts that takes place in an old tool shed, based on a segment from The Toons From Planet Orange. The original short featured Spider, unexpectedly ...

By plucking the silk like a guitar string and listening to the "echoes" the spider can also assess the condition of its web.’ This technique is used by the spider in its web by ‘tuning’ the ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...