Kate Hudson has revealed that she nearly played Mary Jane Watson in Sony’s original “Spider-Man” movie in 2002, but she ...

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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 ...

Spider silk is a protein fiber that forms tough, crystal-like sheets. A spider makes several silk types in different glands, then pulls a liquid mixture through microscopic spigots on the spinnerets, ...

Researchers have documented the strange antics of two tropical spider species that build giant, arachnid-shaped decoys out of silk, plant matter and prey remains in their webs. When you purchase ...

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LEGO is turning up the heat as they unveil some new Marvel Comics sets that are racing in. It appears that it is a battle between two Marvel legends as Spider-Man takes on the fury of Ghost Rider with ...

A new study suggests that certain spider web decorations help a spider figure out where prey has hit the web. The effect shows up as a small time advantage and, more importantly, as vibrations ...