Different species of spiders produce different silks that serve different purposes, from floating on air to cradling eggs. The triangle weaver spider, Hyptiotes cavatus, weaves and holds a three-sided ...

This high-velocity maneuver is a nightmare if you're a fly. There's a type of spider that can slowly stretch its web taut and then release it, causing the web to catapult forward and ensnare ...

Close-up of Hyptiotes cavatus spider holding triangle web support line with front legs keeping web open, while using back legs to secure anchor line. When back legs release anchor line, spider and web ...

This resource is part of Science Friday’s Educator Phenomena Forum and was developed collaboratively by Jose Rivas, an engineering and AP science teacher in Lennox, California, and Sarah Han, a PhD ...

This high-velocity maneuver is a nightmare if you're a fly. There's a type of spider that can slowly stretch its web taut and then release it, causing the web to catapult forward and ensnare ...