Have you ever heard of a spider that eats its own web? Chances are, you probably haven’t, but that is what Darwin’s bark spider is famous for. These spiders eat their own silk to produce more later, ...

A spider no larger than a coin has upended what scientists thought they knew about natural materials. Discovered in the wilds of Madagascar, Darwin’s bark spider spins silk tougher than Kevlar, a very ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Filmed in Madagascar by Matjaz Gregoric, this video shows a Darwin's bark spider subduing a dragonfly on her web. Females of this newly named ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Darwin's bark spider cast giant webs across streams, rivers and lakes, suspending the web’s orb above water and attaching it to plants on each ...

Deep in Madagascar’s rainforests lives a spider no bigger than a coin, easy to miss and rarely noticed. Yet this tiny creature is responsible for one of nature’s most astonishing feats. It spins vast ...