In the last decade and a half, advances in genetic sequencing technologies have
revolutionized systematics, transforming the field from studying morphological characters or …

Spiders are well known for using chemical, vibratory, tactile, and visual signals within mating
contexts. All spiders produce silk, and even in non-web building spiders, silk is intimately …

Gnaphosidae Pocock are a very diverse spider family with remarkable spinning organ
morphology. Although the family has received intense taxonomic attention in recent years …

In specialized predators, a variety of adaptations have evolved to such a level of specificity
that they allow very effective exploitation of focal prey. Venom is an essential adaptive trait of …

Spiders are able to produce different types of silk with different mechanical and biological
properties. Piriform silk is produced to secure spiders and their webs to surfaces by using a …

Spider silks present extraordinary mechanical properties, which have attracted the attention
of material scientists in recent decades. In particular, the strength and the toughness of these …

Geometric regularity of spider webs has been intensively studied in orb‐weaving spiders,
although it is not exclusive of orb weavers. Here, we document the geometrically regular …

Climate change will disrupt biological processes at every scale. Ecosystem functions and
services vital to ecological resilience are set to shift, with consequences for how we manage …

Arachnids, particularly spiders, flourish in abundance within most ecosystems (Blamires et
al., 2007; Oxbrough and Ziesche, 2013; Henneken et al., 2022; Agnarsson, 2023; Fonseca …

Spider webs that serve as snares are one of the most fascinating and abundant type of
animal architectures. In many cases they include an adhesive coating of silk lines—so …