Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. close-up portrait of the spider, showing its two big black forward-facing eyes An extreme close-up of the Australian rufous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some spider species have been observed wrapping inedible prey or plant material in silk before presenting it to a would-be mate.

Some spider species have been observed wrapping inedible prey or plant material in silk before presenting it to a would-be mate. Calling such material "trash" may be misleading in the sense it's not ...