Spiders Catapult Themselves to Avoid Becoming Their Mate’s Meal
Spiders Catapult Themselves to Avoid Becoming Their Mate’s Meal
During their escape, male spiders can reach speeds in excess of 3 kilometers per hour thanks to their springy front legs.
During their escape, male spiders can reach speeds in excess of 3 kilometers per hour thanks to their springy front legs.
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Webless Jumping Spiders Spin Super Strong Silk
Chloe Tenn | Nov 12, 2021 | 3 min read
The silk draglines made by zebra jumping spiders are tougher than the silk webbing of orb weaver spiders, even though they’re made at 25 to 35 times the speed.
Spider Uses Its Web Like a Giant Engineered Ear
Dan Robitzski | Oct 29, 2021 | 4 min read
Bridge spiders “outsource” their hearing by building webs that double as acoustic arrays, allowing them to perceive sounds from great distances.
Slingshot Spiders Pull More Gs than Cheetahs Do
Ashley Yeager | Nov 1, 2020 | 4 min read
Using their silk threads as a catapult, members of a family of orb-weaving arachnids rocket themselves and their webs through the air to capture prey.
Behavior Brief
Amanda B. Keener | Sep 2, 2015 | 5 min read
A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research
Behavior Brief
Rina Shaikh-Lesko | Jun 12, 2014 | 4 min read
A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research
Behavior Brief
Abby Olena, PhD | Jan 13, 2014 | 4 min read
A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research
Spiders Fill the Brazilian Sky
Kate Yandell | Feb 12, 2013 | 2 min read
A video of the colonial arachnids taken by a local man has gone viral.
Behavior Brief
Hannah Waters | Jan 31, 2012 | 4 min read
A roundup of recent studies in behavior research