In lab experiments, spiders changed how they constructed their webs in noisy environments, and rural and urban spiders responded differently ...

Spiders have a reputation for being cunning – just look at the Ghanaian folktale Anansi. Now, research suggests that a ...

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Cave-dwelling orb spiders have adapted their webs so they act as tripwires for prey that crawl on the walls of the caves ...

"First, spiders are typically predators of living prey rather than dead prey," Lempereur and Jeanson said. "Second, and more ...

New research shows that some spiders living in cities somehow weave soundproofing designs into the fabric of their webs to manage unwanted noise, which can make it difficult for them to find prey ...

But these ancient spider ancestors had some traits that made it easy to follow their prey as they made their way toward land. Their segmented bodies and exoskeletons helped them move ...