When spiders drop from the ceiling on a line of silk, they tend to descend slowly and gracefully, instead of spiraling out of control. Researchers have discovered that this is because spiders have an ...

This is a golden orb-weaver, Nephila pilipes. (Photo courtesy of Bing Heng Lee) (CN) – Using a bright yellow color similarly found in several flower heads, scientists revealed in a new study Monday ...

This video shows mate-binding behaviour of the male orb-web "Nephila pilipes" spider. To reduce female resistance to mating and the chance of being eaten by the female, the much smaller male spider ...

Scientists have discovered a new mechanism of animal mating plug production. In the giant wood spider Nephila pilipes, a highly sexually dimorphic and polygamous species, many small males compete with ...

You were hoping for one of those threads where someone gets a cute little puppy or kitty weren't you? Maybe I have an exotic name and got a new little doodie geyser addition to the family and wanted ...

Nagpur: While Maharashtra has a state bird, butterfly, tree, flower, and mammal, it has failed to declare Nephila pilipes, commonly known as the tiger spider, as the state spider. Maharashtra already ...