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 ...

Spiders then follow various patterns of activity to construct their webs, depending on what species it is. It's fascinating to watch. Although webs are the most well-known use for spider silk, not all ...

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 ...

Spiders are known to learn about predators, prey, potential mates, and their overall environment from vibrations carried by their webs. Funnel-weaving spiders in particular connect their webs to ...