The findings, published Thursday (Aug. 28) in the Journal of Animal Ecology, revealed the LED webs attracted three times more ...

In Taiwan’s forests, researchers discovered a clever hunting trick by the sheet web spider Psechrus clavis. Instead of immediately devouring captured fireflies, the spiders allow them to glow in the ...

A spider web on a wood pile flutters in a gentle wind. When people think of spider webs, they usually think of orb webs, the “Charlotte’s Web” circular designs that shine in the sun, capture drops of ...

Ecologists have observed a species of nocturnal spider attracting prey to its web using the bioluminescent beacons of already trapped fireflies. This rare example of a predator exploiting its prey’s ...

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 ...

Though these webs make for delightful dawn photos, I’m not so sure that the spiders appreciate the fog and dew.