If you notice a tiny, strikingly coloured spider performing an elaborate courtship dance, you may have seen your first peacock spider. New species of peacock spider are discovered every year ...
This comes after news that tarantulas were confirmed to be in the UK in the form of purseweb spiders. Fresh herbs such as basil, rosemary, and mint placed around the home can ward off spiders due to ...
Autumn is beginning and there's no escaping the fact that the nights are drawing in and temperatures are starting to drop. Something else that might be unwelcome for many people is the realisation ...
A spider photo sent into the Oxford Mail (Image: Charlie Kyriacou) A spokesperson for the Trust said last week: “Some spiders have found their perfect home in our houses, hiding away behind furniture ...
spider vein-free skin is just a zap away. No one knows why some people develop spider veins and others don't, but genetics, the hormone estrogen and possibly the hormone progesterone are thought ...
Researchers took the imaginary scenes from Spider-Man seriously and created the first web-slinging technology in which a fluid material can shoot from a needle, immediately solidify as a string, and ...
Credit: Advanced Functional Materials (2024). DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202414219 A breakthrough came about purely by accident. "I was working on a project making extremely strong adhesives using silk ...