Spider silk, renowned for its strength, toughness, and fineness, is a natural protein fiber produced by specialized glands.

Many researchers dream of deciphering the amazing ability of spiders to create super strong, super light, and super flexible silk threads - but so far, no one has been able to replicate the spiders' ...

Scientists discovered that certain spiders can force trapped fireflies to mimic the light signals of female insects, allowing them to lure and trap other males. Reading time: Reading time 3 minutes ...

Researchers used the popular gene-editing technique CRISPR to modify the DNA sequences of house spiders, causing them to produce red fluorescent silk. Scientists are hoping that the US Navy and Air ...

Continuing the scientific theme of adding fluorescent proteins to everything that moves, this time spiders found themselves at the pointy end of the CRISPR-Cas9 injection needle. In a study by ...

What is five times stronger than steel, yet as elastic as nylon? The answer may surprise you. It’s spider silk. On July 15, the natural materials division of the Air Force Office of Scientific ...

Biologist Brian Gall was flinging stowaway spiders out of his kayak when he noticed an interesting pattern: After landing on the water’s surface, the arachnids quickly darted to the nearest shoreline, ...