If you've ever accidentally walked into a spider's web, you know the adhesive strength and unique feeling of the silk from the web as you frantically try to get the material off of your body.

In Nebraska, one of the most common species you’ll see is the yellow garden spider, which you will find near tall grasses, ...

Spiders give some folks the heebie-jeebies, but web-weaving arachnids produce a unique, versatile material that could be the textile of the future. They spin a silk that’s as strong as steel, ...

Larinioides sclopetarius, commonly known as bridge spiders, helped researchers from Binghamton University investigate how spiders listen to their environments through webs as a way to inspire future ...

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 same, there are several different types. Spiders produce silk using special ...

Ever wonder where spiders hide out in your home? Here are some of the main factors influencing where spiders live.

The inclinations that have, repeatedly, caused spiders to evolve the ability to balloon also make spiders difficult livestock ...

Jan. 31 -- It may be impossible to craft a silk purse from a sow's ear. But one day, it may be possible to fashion a silk bulletproof vest from, of all things, goat's milk. For decades, scientists ...

Researchers have investigated how spiders listen to their environments through webs and found that the webs match the acoustic particle velocity for a wide range of sound frequencies. Playing sound ...