Halloween is almost here. Are you looking for a fun spider craft to create that kids will love? Check out this fun tutorial for how to make a spider craft Halloween lollipop. Spider lollipops are such ...

Researchers have uncovered a unique hunting strategy of a slingshot spider or ray spider (Theridiosoma gemmosum). These stealthy hunters launch their “ballistic web” at unsuspecting prey.

Learn how essential oils, vinegar, and simple maintenance can create a spider-free environment. While house spiders serve as natural pest controllers by trapping flies and mosquitoes, their webs can ...

Slingshot, or ray spiders (Theridiosoma gemmosum) pull the center of their flat web back, to form a cone with the spider at the tip, keeping the net in place by holding on to a taut anchor thread.

From an aerial view, it resembles a massive spider web, though its origins are entirely geological, not the work of any real spiders. The true intrigue lies in whether biological processes played ...

These spiders pull the center of their webs back so that it’s primed to fire like a slingshot when a mosquito is in range, and it seems they know when to do so by listening out for the sound.

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 ...

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 ...

These arachnids, also known as ray spiders, have evolved a unique hunting technique: instead of waiting for prey to fly into their web, they use it like a catapult to ensnare unsuspecting prey. But ...