Spider webs can bend toward prey, according to a new study. The silk strands can be attracted by the electrostatic charge of flying insects, potentially aiding spiders in catching a meal.
Podcast: Spider Web Strength — It’s More Than Just the Silk
Have No Fear
Animal Note: Artificial Spider Silk
Animal Note: Knockout Spider
Living on Earth’s Maggie Villiger reports on the discovery that male funnel-web spiders release a knockout pheromone so they can safely mate with females.
Fair Game – Episode 20071031 – Segment 1
Spider researcher Cheryl Hayashi, who recently won a MacArthur fellowship for her work on spider silk, will tell us how our soldiers might be wearing spiderwebs in their next war.
