Some orb-weaver spiders add decoration to their webs ... Another popular hypothesis is that the stabilimentum helps attract insects to the web. 'A third suggestion is that the vivid patterns act as a ...

Once orb-weaver spiders ensnare male fireflies in their webs, they turn the doomed insects ... to changes in the ensnared males’ flashing pattern,” says Li. Li is interested in seeing if ...

A small spider with pale body and legs and silver-grey markings on the abdomen. It is usually found around the outside of houses and gardens, and is particularly common around windows. Because of ...

Jumping spiders don’t build webs, but like their arachnid kin ... the strength of this spiders’ silk parallels—and even surpasses—that of most orb weaver spiders, which produce the strongest silks ...

Small snakes and dragonflies fall victim to these webs, as do fierce flyers like horseflies. Golden silk orb weaver spiders are even one of the predators that can eat hummingbirds on rare occasions.