Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which we call silk. It is both strong and stretchy but not all spider silk is the same, there are several different types. Spiders produce silk using special ...

Unless you’re an arthropod admirer, like me, it’s not uncommon to panic if you see a web in the corner of your porch or kitchen ceiling. The good news is that most spiders in US homes and yards are ...

Cold temperatures and harsh weather conditions are bad news for most animals, including spiders. But these creatures aren’t ...

Have you ever wondered what some of the largest spiders in South Carolina might look like? If you haven’t before, you might be curious now. A nursery rhyme that kept waking a woman up at night in ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – October is already spooky with haunted hayrides and Halloween decorations but add in spiders and you’ve got one scary month! This is the time of year when we see more spiders ...

If you have been on edge dodging spider webs around your home, you are not the only one. The Upstate is reporting increased sightings of the Joro spider, an invasive species native to East Asia.Female ...

What is thought to be the world’s largest-known spider's web, housing tens of thousands of arachnids, has been discovered in a cave on the Albanian-Greek border. After researchers published their ...