How Spiders Avoid Getting Trapped in Their Own Webs

Spider webs are nature’s perfect traps: sticky and delicate, yet strong enough to catch insects many times larger than the ...
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Would ecosystems collapse if we killed all spiders?

Spiders are prolific. There are 45,000 species of spiders that we currently know of, and scientists estimate that there are ...
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The 7 Types of Spider Webs and the Incredible Spiders That Make Them

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 ...

Why only female Darwin’s bark spiders weave the toughest webs

Discover why only female Darwin's bark spiders produce the strongest silk, surpassing steel in toughness and strength.