The fungus favours man-made habitats like culverts, tunnels and cellars ... and Meta menardi are reclusive, orb or circular web-weaving cave spiders that favour dark, damp places. Dr Evans' team's ...

The orb web, made famous by orb weaver spiders ... which create a tunnel-like structure that leads to the spider's hiding spot (commonly found under rocks and leaves) and sheet webs, which ...

Let's talk about the orb weaver spider, an arachnid renowned for its beautiful, circular webs. Found in gardens, forests and backyards around the world, orb weavers are some of the most common ...

Subsequently, the spider host was identified as the orb-weaving cave spider, Metellina merianae (Tetragnathidae: Araneae), and—through the help of a local speleologist—further specimens of the ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Certain orb-weaving spiders have developed a catapult-like mechanism to spring to safety and avoid sexual cannibalism, an international research ...

A novel fungus named after David Attenborough that turns its hosts into 'zombie spiders' has been found on the UK and Ireland border.

The fungus favours man-made habitats like culverts, tunnels and cellars ... orb or circular web-weaving cave spiders that favour dark, damp places. Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences ...