The “extra touches” to intricate webs - known as stabilimenta - enable the eight-legged hunters to find their next meal.

UNDATED (WKRC) - Bad news everyone: spiders are smart. Scary smart. A recent study found that spiders intentionally capture specific bugs in their webs to attract other creatures, including ...

The long-standing mystery around why spider webs sometimes feature "extra touches" known as stabilimenta has been revisited in a new study which suggests that their wave-propagation effects could help ...

Helicopter damselflies specialize in preying on web-building spiders, like the little orb weavers. This predatory flyer is ...

Spiders are intriguing creepy crawlies, and now, scientists have discovered that some spiders lure prey in using a terrifyingly smart tactic that may give you nightmares. The researchers made this ...

Jumping spiders of the genus Portia exhibit remarkable hunting skills, retaining visual information about prey even when ...

Ecologists have observed a species of nocturnal spider attracting prey to its web using the bioluminescent beacons of already trapped fireflies. This rare example of a predator exploiting its prey’s ...

Entomologist Sarah Han has always been into spiders. "I grew up in California and there are a lot of black widows," says Han. "I would keep them as pets. One day, one of them escaped. That's a mistake ...

A close look at a viral spider video reveals how web-building spiders use silk to restrain, transport, and consume large prey ...