After studying the samples, Dr. Evans determined that the cave spiders had been hijacked by a fungus he dubbed Gibellula ...

They’re venomous cannibals, hiding in our homes. With something like fifteen quadrillion spiders around, we can’t escape them ...

Have you ever wondered why spider webs are so perfectly symmetrical? It’s not just for beauty—there’s a scientific reason behind this precision! Learn how spiders use geometry and survival ...

Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989, while working at CERN. The Web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated ...

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Some animals rely on brute strength to hunt, while others use intelligence, deception, and teamwork to outwit their prey. From orcas creating waves to knock seals off ice floes to anglerfish luring ...

Bolas spiders employ a unique hunting method that involves deception and mimicry. Unlike traditional web-spinning spiders, bolas spiders use a single silk thread with a sticky ball, or “bolas,” at the ...

So-called "zombie spiders" have been discovered in a cave between Co Cavan and Co Fermanagh. They were found by speleologist Tim Fogg in the White Father's Cave. Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning ...

Oh what a tangled web we weave when the multiverse becomes part of Spider-Man canon. The Spider-Man film franchise started simply enough, with 2002’s “Spider-Man.” Fast forward 20 years and ...

Insomniac’s follow-up to 2018’s Spider-Man was one of my favourite games of 2023. It’s a pure feast for the eyes that’s every bit as compelling as the first, complete with the best gameplay the team’s ...

The complete Spider-Man film saga, as of 2025, includes ten movies — eight live-action and two animated. Outside of those leading roles, the web-slinging hero appears in a handful of other ...