Discover how orb-weaver spiders spin circular, silk webs that populate gardens and yards with grace and precision.

The webs constructed by orb weavers are the classic circular webs that we most often associate with garden spiders. They look a little like a round fishing net, and their purpose is to catch prey.

Hone your backyard spidey sense with spider facts! Learn how to attract garden spiders and why spiders are beneficial.

An expat in Costa Rica as they share quirky encounters with zebra tarantulas, house spiders, and forest webs in this vibrant ...

The basic tour through Carlsbad Cavern is the Big Room Route, a 1.25-mile, self-guided underground stroll around the ...

Stomp dancing, head jerking, chattering, and skimming create swirling water patterns that direct brine shrimp and small animals into the birds' mouths. Flamingos standing quietly in shallow alkaline ...

Researchers have documented how the birds use their feet, heads and beaks to create a storm of swirling tornados, or vortices ...

"Think of spiders, which produce webs to trap insects. Flamingos are using vortices ... If you look at a flamingo in very shallow water, you can often see its dancing-in-place or circular dancing ...

Orb webs are two-dimensional webs woven by several spider families, of which the garden spider is the best example. These webs are composed of several circular threads interspersed with radial ...