northern Europe
New migrations to the UK are being tracked by citizen science projects to see if this is related to climate change http://srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal/p/Wasp+Spider
northern Europe
New migrations to the UK are being tracked by citizen science projects to see if this is related to climate change http://srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal/p/Wasp+Spider
Golden Orb Weaver is a striking creature.
For another, spider silk is a true wonder of nature—as strong as steel, as light as a feather. Imagine the cloth you could weave with those tremulous, gossamer threads.
Didn't know spider silk was that strong--how many strands do you need to test it?
Humans beware: if the world’s present population of spiders ever get organized, they could eat us all in just 12 months.
As if I didn't have enough to be worried about...
Spiders appear to offload cognitive tasks to their webs, making them one of a number of species with a mind that isn’t fully confined within the head.
So interesting!