When you’re deep cleaning, you’ve probably mindlessly cleared away a cobweb in the corner of the ceiling. And understandably so — spider webs don’t exactly add to your home’s aesthetic. Your mindless ...

Step aside, Van Gogh. Some spiders are out here making self-portraits for survival. New research shows that several orb-weaving species construct giant web-mounted “doppelgängers” convincing enough to ...

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts -- Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have turned spider webs into music -- creating an eerie soundtrack that could help them better understand how the ...

These circular creations are made by a class of spiders called orb weavers that includes lots of common garden spiders. They adjust their design based on which insects they’re most likely to capture: ...