Did you know crickets can spin silk webs? Not all crickets, but the raspy cricket spins silk to create a cozy burrow.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Silk is a fabulous fabric, but it’s also a material that can do so ...

Spiders are amazing creatures, and orb-weaving spiders make some of the most intricate structures in nature. Their ...

Michael Landreh receives funding from the Swedish Research Council (VR), the Swedish Cancer Research Foundation (Cancerfonden), the Knut and Alice Wallenberg-Foundation (KAW), The Olle Engkvist ...

How do spiders go about this delicate dance, what senses do they use to capture their prey? Some spiders are ground dwelling while others build complicated and beautiful webs. Dr. Charles Walcott ...

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 ...