Civil War is one of the most critical events in recent Marvel Comics history, and it all started with one tragedy. A lesser-known team of teenage superheroes, the New Warriors, sought to make a name ...

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Different species of spiders produce different silks that serve different purposes, from floating on air to cradling eggs. The triangle weaver spider, Hyptiotes cavatus, weaves and holds a three-sided ...

The purpose of stabilimenta within the web is unclear. They could help collect water, regulate a spider’s body temperature, ...

F or decades, arachnologists debated the actual purpose of stabilimenta, a special thread spiders weave into their webs. Now, ...

Made from a silk that’s distinct from the ordinary web scaffolding surrounding them, stabilimenta reflect ultraviolet light, leading some scientists to suggest their function is primarily ...

A study shows that spider web decorations help spiders locate prey by spreading vibrations across more silk threads.

The global crisis of diminishing biological diversity is challenging our current ability to monitor changes in ecosystems.

Researchers used computer models to simulate if and how these features influence prey affect vibrations of orb-weavers' webs ...

Some spiders don’t just spin webs — they listen through them. Researchers found that orb-weavers can sense vibrations on ...