Photo Credit: Judy Gallagher / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 From the family Agelenidae, meaning they build funnel-shaped webs, grass spiders (Agelenopsis spp.) are brown and striped and grow to about 1 inch in ...

Researchers have finally figured out how slingshot spiders (Theridiosoma gemmosum) are so accurate when they fire their webs at prey. Everything from the timing to the angle at which they fire ...

and triggers web release response. 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 ...

These spiders pull the center of their webs back so that it’s primed to fire like a slingshot when a mosquito is in range, and it seems they know when to do so by listening out for the sound.

LOUISIANA (KLFY) — People across Acadiana have been asking about the large spider webs that appear to be falling from the sky. So, we turned to LSU Ag Center’s Dr. Stephen Baca for answers to ...

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These arachnids, also known as ray spiders, have evolved a unique hunting technique: instead of waiting for prey to fly into their web, they use it like a catapult to ensnare unsuspecting prey. But ...

Spiders with their intiricate webs and eight legs are part of our everyday lives. Whether they are in hidden nooks in our houses or outside in your garden! In this article, we’ll educate ourselves on ...