Since the Industrial Revolution, human activity has led to an increase in environmental noise. By now, residents have grown used to the sounds of traffic, airplanes, construction, and more noises that ...

Spiders are quite intelligent regarding survival, and the example that illustrates this best is that of Cyclosa orb weavers.

Researchers have finally figured out how slingshot spiders (Theridiosoma gemmosum) are so accurate when they fire their webs at prey. Everything from the timing to the angle at which they fire their ...

Researchers have documented the strange antics of two tropical spider species that build giant, arachnid-shaped decoys out of silk, plant matter and prey remains in their webs. When you purchase ...

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts -- Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have turned spider webs into music -- creating an eerie soundtrack that could help them better understand how the ...