One of the best ways to learn how Antarctic sea spiders thrive under extreme conditions is to squeeze their guts out through their legs.

A new study documents fighting and cannibalism between female joro spiders for the first time. But it’s unclear how this ...

The idea of swinging through urban canyons on strands of super-strong silk has captivated our imagination since Spider-Man first appeared in comic books in 1962.

One of the most prized materials of antiquity—the luxurious "golden fiber of the sea" that was reserved for the likes of Roman emperors—has been resurrected after 2,000 years. Sea silk was ...

The golden color of sea silk is not derived from dyes, but from structural coloration—a phenomenon caused by the way light reflects off nanostructures.

NASA Study Gave Illegal Drugs To Spiders And Watched What Happened To Their Webs Webs spun whilst on caffeine were particularly chaotic, but that might not be a surprise.

Compared to the cephalothorax, the abdomen is usually the larger part of a spider’s body. The abdomen contains much of a spider’s web-making machinery, including the spinnerets and silk glands.

Nephila web (Golden Silk Orb-Weaver). Image via Openverse. The secret to spider silk’s incredible properties lies in its complex molecular structure. Spider silk is primarily composed of proteins ...

Vision's series will bring back an AI assistant from 'Spider-Man: Far From Home,' this time in human form.

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Issues a Letter to Shareholders on Recent Advancements and Potential Recombinant Spider Silk Deliveries in 2025 ...

Researchers have, for the first time ever, used CRISPR gene editing on spiders. While the genetically-modified critters lack the ability to give you spidey senses, they do spin glowing silk. In a ...