KAILUA-KONA — After her hala grove was overcome with an infestation of pests two years ago, Molokai kumu Lola Spencer’s weaving family came to her aid. ADVERTISING KAILUA-KONA — After her hala grove ...

A professor's study of silk-weaving ants is promising to change our understanding of how all creatures work together. The study on the behaviour of the ants found the insects could evolve and abandon ...

Ed Day stood in the plaza of Mission Espada, holding a plastic bag filled with what looked like crushed red pebbles, all eyes fixed on him. “This is dead bugs,” the park volunteer said, drawing laughs ...

This is a golden orb-weaver, Nephila pilipes. (Photo courtesy of Bing Heng Lee) (CN) – Using a bright yellow color similarly found in several flower heads, scientists revealed in a new study Monday ...

Pretty name, not-so-pretty domestic arrangements. The golden orb-weaving spider Nephila clavipes has the unpleasant habit of weaving rotting insect carcasses into its web. The results firmly ...

An orb-weaving spider waits to harvest insects from its web. Click here to see larger image. Photo by Jeff Mitton. Each morning, with my first cup of coffee in hand, I step quietly onto my front porch ...

The fertility of both female and male tsetse flies is affected by a single burst of hot weather, researchers at the University of Bristol and Stellenbosch University in South Africa have found. The ...