Scientists have bred spiders that weave red draglines, proving that the animals’ silk can be genetically re-engineered.

The Northeast U.S. is bracing for an invasion of giant venomous spiders with 4-inch-long legs that can parachute through ... where they release silk threads into the air, allowing them to be ...

NEW YORK (WPIX/Nexstar) — They’re giant, invasive, and able to parachute ... the notion that these spiders can travel long distances stems from the spiderlings using silk to balloon.

The University of Bayreuth's Biomaterials research group has, for the first time, successfully applied the CRISPR-Cas9 ...

In this case, we’re talking about genetically modified yeast that produces spider silk. If that sounds like a lead-in to some Spiderman jokes and sci-fi references, you are correct on both accounts.