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A groundbreaking study by University of Nebraska–Lincoln biologists has revealed that funnel-weaving spiders, also known as ...

Night after night, Vinodh waited patiently in his garden for orb weaver spiders to spin their webs. He got to know their schedules well, observing that the spiders were more likely to set their traps ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Certain orb-weaving spiders have developed a catapult-like mechanism to spring to safety and avoid sexual cannibalism, an international research ...