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 ...

Let's talk about the orb weaver spider, an arachnid renowned for its beautiful, circular webs. Found in gardens, forests and backyards around the world, orb weavers are some of the most common spiders ...

When Kyle McKim took over as head coach of Beyer High’s boys basketball program, his goal was to make playing Beyer basketball “cool.” That was in 2014. “(Previous head coach Brandon ...

A Chinese scientist has named 16 new spider species after songs by popular "Mandopop" musician Jay Chou. Mi Xiaoqi, a professor at Tongren University in China's southwestern Guizhou province ...

A species of spider found only in Bermuda has been photographed for the first time. Buglife, a UK-based nature conservation charity, said it had received photographs from Clare Russell, a resident ...