Romanian scientists realized every arachnophobe’s worst nightmare after discovering the “world’s biggest spider web”– complete with approximately 111,000 of the critters. The impressive feat of ...

A remote cave system nestled along the border of Greece and Albania has revealed what may be the largest known spider colony ...

A pitch-black cave in the Balkans is home to what researchers say is a singular work of cooperation by two usually-hostile ...

Scientists have uncovered what is believed to be the largest spider web ever recorded, deep inside a cave on the ...

Happy Halloween, Short Wavers! In today’s news round-up, we’ve got only treats. Hosts Regina Barber and Emily Kwong fill in ...

Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave talk about spider web architecture, storytelling and memory, and why more TV pixels may not translate to a better viewing experience.

Sardinian spiders are decorating their webs with elaborate patterns, baffling scientists for years. New research suggests ...

Venom is just one stat in the spider meta. This breakdown reveals how web architecture, sensory precision, and camouflage efficiency separate high-tier arachnids from those barely surviving. It’s ...

In China, the arachnids seem to somehow manipulate the flashing of a caught male firefly to resemble a female’s come-hither signal. Once this spider gets a firefly ...

Many animals store information about their external environment in memory and use this information to facilitate movement and decision-making. The information used to navigate has been described for ...