This causes the web to stretch and form into a more cone-like appearance. Then, when the spiders spot a possible meal, they release the line, flinging—or slingshotting—the web and itself ...

Ever stumbled on a spider web that just left you scratching your head? That’s what happened with a TikTok clip featuring this bizarre, sheet-like web that looked more like a stretchy plastic film than ...

These spiders listen for prey before hurling webs like slingshots Ballistic webs can reach speeds of nearly 1 m/s to catch mosquitoes within 38 milliseconds.

Imagine a spider using the light of its trapped prey to catch even more food — sounds like a nature mystery! A team of ecologists in Taiwan have found that a special kind of spider called Psechrus ...

The spiders are more than eight inches in length and “balloon” through the sky on long, silky webs, appearing to fly. And according to experts this spring, they were headed toward NYC.