Spider silk is one of the strongest materials in nature. Because of this, silk has been used in battle to protect warriors ...

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Ingenious web construction and energy stored in stretched silk strands lend spiders super powers to lift animals too heavy ...

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 adventures, but upon a closer look with my macro lens, I began to notice that ...

We take a look at just how spiders make their silk. Did you know they can make different fibre strengths for different tasks?

Researchers have finally figured out how slingshot spiders (Theridiosoma gemmosum) are so accurate when they fire their webs at prey. Everything from the timing to the angle at which they fire their ...

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