Researchers have discovered a new, giant Nephila species (golden orb weaver spider) from Africa and Madagascar. They also reconstructed size evolution in the family Nephilidae to show that this new ...

A few years ago, scientists uncovered the largest-ever fossil of spider: a female representative of a never-before-seen species that was buried in volcanic ash during the age of the dinosaurs. Now the ...

Population parameters of the orb-web spider Nephila clavata were estimated at two sites with different spider densities (for 2 successive years at the high density site and 1 year at the low density ...

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 ...

The golden orb-weaving spider, Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus) possesses behavioral and physiological temperature regulatory' mechanisms. Above 35 C the spider reduces its radiant heat load by orienting ...

Spider silks are incredibly stretchy, but are they stretchy like elastic or springs? The answer lies in their amino acid content. Spider silks are made from proteins, and biologists have just ...

An East Asian spider known for its colorful nicknames and strong, golden silk has moved into the U.S. state of Georgia—the first time the species has been recorded in North America. A new study found ...