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 ...

Unlike Mars' infamous “spiders”—formed by the sublimation of carbon dioxide ice—the boxwork deposits bear a closer resemblance to terrestrial features found in Earth’s caves. These ...

Researchers are investigating whether this species may negatively impact native spiders, says Chuang. In the meantime, if you find one of their giant webs, which can span more than 10 feet, remove it ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Released for the Sega CD, The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin wasn't a brainless brawler but a pretty ahead-of-its-time adventure game. Spidey was able to wall-crawl, web-sling, and even spend ...

Remarkably, some spiders use much the same strategy. Slingshot, or ray spiders (Theridiosoma gemmosum) pull the centre of their flat web back, to form a cone with the spider at the tip, keeping the ...

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 ...