In an unexpected twist, a non-venomous spider has been caught poisoning its victims by lacing its silk wrappings with vomited toxins. The feather-legged lace weaver (Uloborus plumipes), common across ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...

Baby cupboard spiders that can’t find enough food resort to devouring their siblings. Cannibalism has been observed in several spider species, but it typically involves adult females eating males ...

Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which we call silk. It is both strong and stretchy but not all spider silk is the same, there are several different types. Spiders produce silk using special ...