Spider webs ... and their webs are in the shape of compact, upright silk tube that sticks out from their burrows and looks like an old-fashioned pull-string purse. It is between 0.5 to 10 inches ...

Thanks to Tufts researchers, there’s now a solution that shoots, solidifies and even picks up objects. Alas, you can’t use it to swing between buildings.

Have you ever wondered why spider webs are so perfectly symmetrical? It’s not just for beauty—there’s a scientific reason behind this precision! Learn how spiders use geometry and survival instincts ...

The result is an astonishingly "Spider Man"-like silk that can be shot not unlike the superhero's wrist-mounted web shooters, as detailed in a paper published in the journal Advanced Functional ...

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A lot of the Silklab’s work is “bio-inspired” by spiders and silkworms, mussels and barnacles, velvet worm slime, even tropical orchids—so working out whether this sticky web could become ...

Named for David Attenborough, this fungus forces spiders away from their webs before sprouting from their bodies.

Spiders can reach their top running speeds again soon after self-amputating a limb – a trick that could inspire robots that can move more effectively when they are damaged. When threatened by a ...

For the celebratory event, the 55-year-old opted for a sheer long-sleeve lace Valdrin Sahiti gown overlaid with an intricately-crafted diamanté spider web accent. The body-hugging drama dress ...