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, ...

Helicopter damselflies specialize in preying on web-building spiders, like the little orb weavers. This predatory flyer is ...

These circular creations are made by a class of spiders called orb weavers that includes lots of common garden spiders. They adjust their design based on which insects they’re most likely to capture: ...

Ingenious web construction and energy stored in stretched silk strands lend spiders super powers to lift animals too heavy for the spiders' tiny muscles to support.