Spiders might be silent heroes in helping us understand and keep track of animals, with new Curtin research revealing their webs act like natural traps for tiny bits of environmental DNA (eDNA) from ...

Building these strong yet ephemeral traps is a process that follows patterns shared among spider species. But is there room ...

So I'm thinking we've all seen a spider spinning a web at some point - probably a web that functions as a kind of barrier to ensnare unsuspecting insects. Turns out another kind of spider uses its web ...

(CNN) — In the paddy fields and around the ponds of central China, a common species of orb-weaving spider builds new webs every evening at sunset, allowing it to entrap fireflies that begin to flash, ...

Sheetweb spiders don't immediately pounce on fireflies caught in their webs, and for good reason, according to new research. Reading time 2 minutes Fireflies glow to attract mates. As new research ...

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, ...

Spiders ingeniously consume their old webs to recycle vital proteins and nutrients, a process crucial for energy conservation and new silk production. This behavior ensures their traps remain ...

Chacon, Patricia and Eberhard, William G. 1980. "Factors affecting numbers and kinds of prey caught in artificial spider webs, with considerations of how orb webs trap prey." Bulletin of the British ...

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