Arachnid architecture. On most orb webs, the threads that serve as spokes are stiffer and aren’t sticky. Once the structural supports are in place, the spider starts on the outside and spirals ...

Joro spiders' webs are so large and strong that they have been seen to snag birds. "[My study on Joro spider web strength discussed in National Geographic in 2022] showed how the webs were strong ...

Spring is the time when many spiders emerge from their winter hiding places and start doing what they do best: spinning webs. This is when you may spot the classic cobwebs in your yard or garden.

🕷 Get the Facts: Joro Spiders. This colorful, palm-sized spider was first identified in Georgia in 2014. As of 2021, the spiders have been found in 25 counties across the U.S.

Dawn Sturgess looked out her bedroom window in southern England one day last summer just in time to witness an arachnophobe’s nightmare: a shrew was tangled in a spider’s web, and its ability ...

Spiders spin silken webs to capture flies and other tiny prey. They’re also trapping a wealth of DNA from the surrounding environment, a hidden resource that Australian scientists said could be ...

A funnel-web spider patrols its web, waiting to detect the vibration of unsuspecting prey. Rolf Nussbaumer via Getty Images. Living in a city can be a noisy existence.