When it comes to scary-looking spiders, you don't have to be an arachnophobe to find steering clear of the golden silk orb weaver (Trichonephila clavipes) to be a good idea. Sometimes called ...

Scientists have discovered a fungus that turns spiders into “zombies,” luring the arachnids out of their lairs before killing ...

There are a few contenders for the strongest spider silk among which the golden silk orb-weaver gets the most attention, but the black widow’s webbing is nearly as strong, and [Justin] is happy ...

Orb weaver spiders are easy to spot thanks to the easily recognizable orb weaver web: a classic, circular design made of sticky silk. Most orb weavers tend to have round, bulbous abdomens and ...

filmed a spider silk harvesting session. Golden Orb Weaver spiders produce up to 80 meters of silk at a time. Produced by Kevin Reilly. Video courtesy of Oxford University. Follow TI: On Facebook ...

Zombie horror series The Last of Us might feel a little more real after you learn about a fungus that infects cave spiders ...

Orb webs created by Araneidae, Tetragnathidae and Theridosomatidae spiders are made of sticky silk so the insect adheres ... and are often called funnel weaver spiders. As their name suggests ...

Within and just behind this vacant sector is a single strong strand of silk, the signal line, which leads up to the retreat. The spider waits for prey in a silk-tube retreat situated above the orb web ...

Orb weaver spiders are easy to spot thanks to the easily recognizable orb weaver web: a classic, circular design made of sticky silk. Most orb weavers tend to have round, bulbous abdomens and spindly ...