Building these strong yet ephemeral traps is a process that follows patterns shared among spider species. But is there room for individual variation that makes one species' web — or one individual ...

Dark, rich midnight blue evokes the image of a cloudless starry night sky, making it the perfect canvas for intricate spider ...

The abdomen of this spider is usually well-marked with a pattern of whitish spots that form a cross. Females can grow to 1.5cm long. Image courtesy of Pixabay (CC0). A new web takes about two hours to ...

Researchers exposed spiders to a range of different chemicals ... substances — including caffeine — affect spider web patterns. Read more: What happens to your body when you drink too ...

The spiders have a silver-grey coloured abdomen with a brown oak leaf pattern on the back. The legs are dark brown with light brown bands. The markings are somewhat variable. Its webs seem at first ...

The process involves embellishing a spider web pattern with geometrical motifs and is transmitted today by older women who offer year-long courses. Lepoglava bobbin lace is made by braiding thread ...