Looking for a Halloween activity that’s spooky and satisfying to squish? This Spider Web Slime is soft, fluffy, and oh-so-stretchy, just like real spider webs (minus the creepy crawlies). The secret ...

This article demonstrates how to create an intelligent Web spider based on standard Java network objects. The heart of this spider is a recursive routine that can perform depth-first Web searches ...

Have you ever entered a seldom-used room, only to be met by an unexpected web clinging to your face? Or perhaps during an early morning walk, you’ve paused to admire the delicate artistry of a web, ...

The researchers described the scene in a recent publication, calling it “an extraordinary colonial spider community.” The unusual find is just one recent development in the weird world of webs.

Just like some people, there are arachnids out there that prefer to pick up their takeout meals, including the aptly named slingshot spider (Theridiosoma gemmosum). Scientists have just figured out ...

If spiders use their webs like a large external eardrum, researchers reasoned, perhaps spider silk could be the basis for a powerful listening device. By Jordan Pearson Engineers and scientists have ...

Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which we call silk. It is both strong and stretchy but not all spider silk is the same, there are several different types. Spiders produce silk using special ...

MUSKEGON, MI – Walking into a sticky spider web can be a day wrecker, and Michigan’s woods are full of them. The clingy structures attach to faces and clothes and are a pain to remove. That stickiness ...