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 ...

Spiders then follow various patterns of activity to construct their webs ... be grouped into seven broad types based on their architecture: orb, sheet, tangle, funnel, lace, radial and purse. But even ...

It looks like the stabilimentum has different functions depending ... as trip wires that alert the spider hiding inside the tube to prey wandering past. It dashes out at frightening speed. Unlike most ...

Here's his insider knowledge on spiders, their webs, and the best way to deal with them both in your home. We call them "cobwebs," but there are many different types of spider webs. The very first ...

Like other venomous animals investigated by his team, funnel-web spider venom contains small proteins or peptides that interact with, and modulate the activity ... there are two kinds of stroke.