These are the unfortunately final moments of victims of the Uloboridae spiders, a family of orb weavers that, unlike almost ...

The number of times I have walked into a spider web is pretty comical. At first, I saw them as a nuisance during my forest ...

The next time you're sweeping cobwebs out of the corners, take a moment to appreciate the elaborate designs of these sticky ...

Good luck trying to squash one of these suckers, anyway. From the looks of them, it's liable to catch your foot mid-squash and put you in a rear naked choke. But that's not the on ...

Fossil discoveries in Inner Mongolia have unveiled two rare specimens of an extinct genus of giant spiders, shedding light on the fascinating evolutionary pathways of arachnids during the Jurassic ...

Most spiders have two claws on each foot, but orb weavers have an extra claw that helps them create such amazing and complex webs. These intricate designs use the minimum amount of silk so the ...

A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is essential to prevent societal collapse, but Universe 25's relevance to humans remains disputed. Created ...

By extruding engineered spider silk proteins and then stretching them by hand, the researchers have developed artificial fibres similar to threads from the golden silk orb weaver, a large spider ...

An encounter with a golden orb weaver or a Banana Spider. Take a closer look. One of your silk strands extends from the thorax to the very heart of the web. This strand serves as her lifeline ...

The golden orb ... in the web, the spider will launch its attack. It injects its prey with venom that paralyzes it. Once paralyzed, the orb weaver will wrap its prey in silk and carry it to ...

The Golden Silk Orb-Weaver Spider spins golden webs that glows in the sunlight. The Golden Oriole is easy to spot with its bright yellow feathers and sweet, melodic song.

When it comes to scary-looking spiders, you don't have to be an arachnophobe to find steering clear of the golden silk orb weaver (Trichonephila clavipes) to be a good idea. Sometimes called banana ...