On my first visit to a remnant prairie, I came across an exquisite spider web, secured among grasses and plant stems. Imagine such microscopically thin threads able to withstand vigorous wind and ...

Groups of spiders could be used as an environmentally-friendly way to protect crops against agricultural pests. That's according to new research which suggests that web-building groups of spiders can ...

Tropical tent web spiders may sound scary, but they’re really not, unless you’re a tomato leafminer moth (or maybe another flying insect). The moths have developed resistance to chemical insecticides ...