Unusually for spiders, male diving bell spiders are larger and heavier than females. A 2003 study in the journal Evolutionary Ecology Research looked at why this might be and found that for the ...

The diving bell spider (Argyroneta aquatica), also known as the water spider, is native to freshwater habitats across Europe, as well as Central and Northern Asia. They are found from the British ...

On a foggy morning walk, it may seem as if the spider webs on your path have turned into jeweled wonders, every thread a string of gems as smooth as pearls and as sparkling as diamonds. Each of ...

"A spider's web is an engineering marvel," said Tam, a University Research Chair in the field of functional colloids and sustainable nanomaterials. "Water is efficiently captured by the web.

Taking inspiration from spider webs and beetles, scientists have devised a highly effective method to extract water from the atmosphere, converting water vapor into liquid. Rain drops are seen on ...

On a foggy morning walk, it may seem as if the spider webs on your path have turned into jeweled wonders, every thread a string of gems as smooth as pearls and as sparkling as diamonds. Each of these ...

“Water is efficiently captured by the web. The spider doesn’t need to go to the river to drink, as it traps moisture from the air.” Similarly, Namib desert beetles have no easy access to water but ...

A team of researchers is designing novel systems to capture water vapour in the air and turn it into liquid. University of Waterloo professor Michael Tam and his PhD students Yi Wang and Weinan Zhao ...