Well, at least you probably won’t die! Be careful while walking on Lamma and Lantau at night, since the islands host the golden orb-weaver spider. It can spin webs that span more than a metre.

Also, a Frade cave spider gave a measurement of 0.43 millimeters, while a dwarf orb weaver was noted at 0.48 millimeters. Based on these statistics, most people accept the Patu digua as the winner.

Prey stick to orb-weaver spider webs because their waxy outer layers mesh with spider silk to form a matrix glue. A team of physics students in the U.K. have worked out that spider silk could be ...

Other Giant Spider Webs Golden Orb-Weaver Spider (Africa and Asia), Goliath Birdeater Tarantula (South America), Tunnel Web Spider (New Zealand) The Largest Spider Web Ever Found The largest spider ...

the walnut orb-weaver spider, wasp spider, black lace-weaver, the cross spider, the giant house spider and cellar spider, lace-webbed spider, the zebra-back spider – and even the innocuous ...

Spiders are one of the world’s most feared animals, but not all of them are dangerous. While nearly all spiders are able to produce venom, only a select few species are actually dangerous to humans.

Did you know spiders have made a journey beyond Earth? In 2011, the golden orb-weaver spider was sent aboard the International Space Station to study the effects of microgravity on its web-spinning ...

A hackled orbweaver spider works on its web. Image source: ViniSouza128 / Adobe The researchers focused on the hackled orb weaver, a small species of spider native to the western United States.

Little did they know they were in for what Shamble says was “a huge surprise”: the strength of this spiders’ silk parallels—and even surpasses—that of most orb weaver spiders, which produce the ...

This spider is named for the pattern of white spots on its abdomen that form a cross in most species. It is commonly found next to buildings with exterior lighting, even in lighted stairwells of ...