The tiny ray spider uses its web to grab its prey out of the air. Though common practice with comic book characters, this ability is unusual in spiders. So I'm thinking we've all seen a spider ...

Scientists have just figured out how these crafty spiders know exactly when it’s time to launch themselves and their web toward prey. Researchers at the University of Akron in Ohio conducted the ...

Credit: S.I. Han and T.A. Blackledge, 2024. Ray spiders deploy an unusual strategy to capture prey in their webs. They essentially pull it back into a cone shape and release it when prey ...

A research team has found that a common spider kills its prey with poison but does not inject it into them—instead, it covers ...

The next time you're sweeping cobwebs out of the corners, take a moment to appreciate the elaborate designs of these sticky ...

From pretending to be their prey’s prey (or their mate), to attracting prey with dazzling patterns, these tricky spiders don’t rely on their webs alone. Some jumping spiders (from the family ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Spiders spin silken ...

They build funnel-shaped webs that are not sticky. They wait for unsuspecting prey to enter the funnel before biting and paralyzing their meal. The spiders depend on detecting the vibration of an ...

feeding on prey caught in the web, sometimes even unwrapping the spider's own leftovers. “It is possible the array of partially consumed body parts and shed spider skins covering the case forms ...

Turns out another kind of spider uses its web to trap its prey differently. Here's science reporter Ari Daniel. ARI DANIEL, BYLINE: Entomologist Sarah Han has always been into spiders. As a girl ...