Here we outline the main web structures that UK spiders use to catch their prey and the common architects of each kind. A dew-covered spider web in autumn. Image courtesy of Pixabay (CC0). A spider ...

Whether you are a fan of spiders or terrified of them, you can’t help but admire their ability to make webs. These ...

The sheet weavers or money spiders create webs low down on grassy fields that become visible when dew forms on them. They are common in North America, Europe, and parts of Russia and are often ...

On a misty April morning, Jan and Hermann were photographing flamingos when they noticed spider webs strung between reeds and beaded with dew. For them, this photograph symbolises the diversity of the ...

Of the 50,000 or so known spider species, most of them do not spin webs. They still produce silk though, and they use it for some of the other purposes we have outlined above. Spiders who do not ...