WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The thick strands of web visible in the sky are from spiders. There have been more of them recently because spider activity increases at this time of year. Matt McKernan ...

Joro spiders have a natural mechanism called "ballooning," which allows them to move through the air by releasing webs to catch the wind currents. The arachnids don't have wings, but if the silk ...

Every so often a spider attaches a thread of silk to something, like an anchor, so that if it falls, it won't fall too far and can drag itself back up to the previous position. Ballooning is another ...