In lab experiments, spiders changed how they constructed their webs in noisy environments, and rural and urban spiders responded differently ...

That’s unlikely, but thanks to the Darwin’s bark spider, it’s not impossible. The BBC YouTube video below highlights the ...

Cave-dwelling orb spiders have adapted their webs so they act as tripwires for prey that crawl on the walls of the caves ...

S piders have a reputation for being cunning – just look at the Ghanaian folktale Anansi. Now, research suggests that a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Social signals stop young labyrinth spiders from hunting their siblings even when they are starving. However, the ...

Researchers have found evidence that a common North American spider species alters its webs to deal with urban noise pollution. By Joshua Rapp Learn There’s nothing worse than a noisy neighbor ...