As Halloween approaches, you might hear people claim that those fake spider webs could hurt the birds in your yard. Is it ...

With Halloween a few weeks away, wildlife experts throughout the country want the public to know there's a decoration that could pose hazards for birds, bugs and other animals when it's set up outside ...

If spiders use their webs like a large external eardrum, researchers reasoned, perhaps spider silk could be the basis for a powerful listening device. By Jordan Pearson Engineers and scientists have ...

Scientists have figured out the mechanisms that enable massive Joro spiders to spin their impressively strong webs, which are capable of snagging creatures as big as birds. The researchers believe ...

Spider webs are active, maintained structures built by spiders for hunting, shelter, or laying eggs, showcasing remarkable silk. Cobwebs, conversely, are abandoned, dusty, and neglected remnants of ...