This Handprint Spider Craft is a fun and simple Halloween project for toddlers, preschoolers, and even kindergarten kids.

Spider webs are a wonder of the natural world. Not only are they beautiful to behold, they also are unique in how they stretch and move. Unlike most threads that sag when stretched, the sticky threads ...

A study shows that spider web decorations help spiders locate prey by spreading vibrations across more silk threads.

A garden orb-weaver spider sits upon its hard-won throne. The art of the orb-style spider web has perplexed evolutionary biologists for a long time. Before DNA sequencing revolutionized the field, ...

When the early morning sun glints off droplets of dew on the gossamer strands of a spider web, it creates a visual masterpiece. Now scientists have found that an elaborate silk-woven web is also an ...