Discover how orb-weaver spiders spin circular, silk webs that populate gardens and yards with grace and precision.

humans have been fascinated by spider webs, weaving them into myths, legends, and art. In some cultures, webs symbolize creation and fate, their intricate patterns reflecting the complexity of ...

The next time you sweep away a cobweb without a second thought, consider this: the silken structure is an engineering marvel. According to new research published last week in Current Biology, a ...

To meet the high metabolic demands of daily silk production, at least some spiders have developed a way to reuse their silk. Certain orb web-weaving spiders recycle their web proteins despite the fact ...