Simulations showed that stretching aligns protein chains and increases hydrogen bonds, which act like tiny bridges between ...

Spiders don’t just spin webs—they engineer them. By stretching their silk as they spin, spiders strengthen the fibers at the ...

The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum's new exhibit on arachnids aims to shift the perception about spiders, and other creatures. The exhibit explores artwork, cultural connections, and showcases live ...

Ponds and puddles. And even in bug hotels. Within microhabitats, we can find many different types of minibeasts like woodlice, spiders, worms, snails and moths. All of them are tiny creatures that ...

When they weave their webs, spiders pull their silk threads. New simulations show stretching during spinning causes the ...