Once orb-weaver spiders ensnare male fireflies in their webs, they turn the doomed insects into bait, using their telltale flashing to lure in more meals. Xinhua Fu at Huazhong Agricultural ...

So let’s explore the fascinating world of black and yellow spiders and learn what makes these animals so exceptional. The golden orb-weaver spider is found worldwide in tropical and subtropical ...

Corinthia Black studies the anatomical features of fishes and spiders to understand how life on Earth takes shape ...

It acts like Velcro, sticking to the legs and bristles of captured insects.' A member of the Araneidae family, the garden orb-weaver or garden cross spider (Araneus diadematus) is probably the ...

A spotted orb weaver is shown in its web Upcountry. It is one of approximately 205 species of spiders in Hawaii, of which an estimated 77 species have been introduced by people accidentally or ...

A small spider with pale body and legs and silver-grey markings on the abdomen. It is usually found around the outside of houses and gardens, and is particularly common around windows. Because of ...

Their offspring will carry a silk-producing gene from a golden orb weaver spider in their genetic libraries. Turner expects that milk from these goats will contain the essence of spider webs.

And I'm not that fond of false widows either. My favourite species is definitely the garden spider – the orb-weaver. It’s such a consummate architect. They live in dark corners, the large ones ...