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

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 ...

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 ...

When they weave their webs, spiders pull their silk threads. New simulations show stretching during spinning causes the ...

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 ...