This includes the Agelenidae family which are common in the United States and are often called funnel weaver spiders. As their name suggests, funnel webs are like a tube with a wide mouth.

Only three species of lace web spider live in the UK. They all belong to the genus Amaurobius. This style of web has single lines of silk radiating away from a silken tube. The lines function as trip ...

Thanks to Tufts researchers, there’s now a solution that shoots, solidifies and even picks up objects. Alas, you can’t use it to swing between buildings.

When a US research lab accidentally created a sticky, web-like substance, it turned to Peter Parker and comic-book lore for inspiration on what to do next.

The tube-web spider is said to have a 'sharp, painful' bite. (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) The tub-web spider can grow up to 2.2cm in body length and is known for its "sharp, painful bite", ...