These circular creations are made by a class of spiders called orb weavers that includes lots of common garden spiders. They adjust their design based on which insects they’re most likely to capture: ...

MUSKEGON, MI – Walking into a sticky spider web can be a day wrecker, and Michigan’s woods are full of them. The clingy structures attach to faces and clothes and are a pain to remove. That stickiness ...

So I'm thinking we've all seen a spider spinning a web at some point - probably a web that functions as a kind of barrier to ensnare unsuspecting insects. Turns out another kind of spider uses its web ...

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 ...

The internet has been left reeling this week after a man shared the results of a year-old bug trap underneath his desk. On Sunday, Will from Colorado shared the terrifying picture of the bug trap with ...

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DEAR JOAN: I have an unusual spiderweb in my yard and haven’t found any information online on how to identify the spider. I am hoping you can give me some tips on how to find out, as I surely don’t ...