How spider silk is one of the most versatile materials on Earth. Spiders spin webs out of silk, but they also use their threads as slingshots, submarines, and hang-gliders.

Researchers theorise funnel-weaving spiders could be using their webs to soundproof themselves against manmade noise, which tends to overlap with the frequency range the spiders use for communication.

Spiders spin silken webs to capture flies and other tiny prey. They’re also trapping a wealth of DNA from the surrounding environment, a hidden resource that Australian scientists said could be ...

Most spiders wait for prey to fly into their webs — not slingshot spiders The tiny ray spider uses its web to grab its prey out of the air. Though common practice with comic book characters ...

“Recent studies have explored how spider webs can detect sounds from across a room. And how spiders construct and tension their webs may be influenced by the prey (and other things) they can ...

Back in 2018, scientists managed to make music from spiderwebs. The process was done by translating the 3D structure of a spider web into music using sonification.

A tethered mosquito with beating wings is moved closer to the spider within the capture cone of the web, triggering a contactless release. Video recorded at 500 fps, played back at 30 fps.

Cave-dwelling orb spiders have adapted their webs so they act as tripwires for prey that crawl on the walls of the caves. By Christa Lesté-Lasserre. 31 March 2025 ...

Spiders spin silken webs to capture flies and other tiny prey. ... Techniques involving eDNA already have made a significant impact across different fields of scientific research.