Have you ever entered a seldom-used room, only to be met by an unexpected web clinging to your face? Or perhaps during an early morning walk, you’ve paused to admire the delicate artistry of a web, ...

Cobwebs are dusty, abandoned spider webs that signal the presence of spiders and potential pest issues in homes. They ...

You may want to think twice before vacuuming up any pesky cobwebs you find around your home -- these messy spider lairs may contain valuable information (valuable to scientists, that is). A spider's ...

Think that cobweb in the corner looks like a haphazard collection of silk threads? Take a closer look -- preferably with a scanning electron microscope. It’s long been known that spiders use a variety ...

Spiders you may find indoors include cobweb spiders, funnel weavers and yellow sac spiders, while in the garden, you’re most ...

When you’re deep cleaning, you’ve probably mindlessly cleared away a cobweb in the corner of the ceiling. And understandably so — spider webs don’t exactly add to your home’s aesthetic. Your mindless ...

Researchers have devised a software system that can analyze a spider web and find out which species spun it. It's intended to aid scientists in quickly identifying the prevalence of certain species ...

Polymer scientists and biologists have discovered that a house spider -- in order to more efficiently capture different types of prey -- performs an uncommon feat. It tailors one glue to demonstrate ...

Fake spider webs might delight trick-or-treaters on Halloween, but those decorations — and other trappings of the holiday — can be a real threat to animals, experts warn. “Every year, wildlife and ...

I can still vividly recall the first spider web I watched being spun in earnest, in the unlikely setting of an industrial estate in Central London. While taking a break from a tedious data-entry job, ...