In a recent exploration, scientists have stumbled upon a colossal spider ‘supercity’ in a cave, home to an estimated 100,000 spiders. This discovery, located in the border regions of Greece and ...

A spider no larger than a coin has upended what scientists thought they knew about natural materials. Discovered in the wilds ...

What is thought to be the world's largest-known spider's web, housing tens of thousands of arachnids, has been discovered in a cave on the Albanian-Greek border. After researchers published their ...

Deep underground in a dark, sulfuric cave on the border between Albania and Greece, scientists have made an incredible discovery – a giant communal spider web spanning more than 100 square meters ...

Sulfur caves are among the most extreme habitats on Earth. They are completely dark and filled with hydrogen sulfide gas, which is toxic to most life-forms. Inside, species’ survival depends on ...

What is thought to be the world's largest-known spider's web, housing tens of thousands of arachnids, has been discovered in a cave on the Albanian-Greek border. After researchers published their ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. One of nature’s most beautiful natural wonders, spider webs ...

An orb-weaver spider’s web works by forming a barely visible, sticky net stretched across likely flight paths, such that flying insects accidentally crash into it, allowing the spider to eat them. The ...

Webs can be decorated with decoys, fine-tuned like guitars—and hold secrets about evolution. A Cyclosa spider is camouflaged on a web with debris attached to make itself less visible at the Los Amigos ...