Clip the end of the string about 1/2 inch from the knot and fray the ends to make little spider legs. Using the loose end as ...

Spiders don’t just spin webs—they engineer them. By stretching their silk as they spin, spiders strengthen the fibers at the ...

The process of making necrobiotic grippers with wolf spider carcasses. Credit: Preston Innovation Laboratory, Rice University Spider legs only have muscles for retraction, while extension is ...

Stretching spider silk aligns its proteins and strengthens fibers, a new study suggests. This could improve engineered silk ...

Holding a net stretched between its four front legs, it springs down onto the ground to ensnare insect prey, making use of its hypersensitive, night-vision eyes—the largest of any spider, at nearly 5 ...

Spiders that make this type of silk also have a row of specialised leg bristles called the calamistrum, which combs the silk out and gives it the different, woolly texture. Spiders then follow various ...

Spider veins on your legs, face, and feet can cause embarrassment and make you hesitate to show off your skin. These veins are very small pink or purple vessels that look like webs or strings just ...

When they weave their webs, spiders pull their silk threads. New simulations show stretching during spinning causes the protein chains within the fibers to align and the number of hydrogen bonds ...