The whorled wide web

Which species are the scariest, most venomous or biggest eight-legged freaks in the world?

Fireflies are kept inside webs for as long ...

For half a century, Beckford Silk has supplied remarkable textiles to customers ranging from Westminster Abbey to Strictly Come Dancing . Ben Lerwill discovers what makes its wares materially different

Peek over the parapet of a bridge just as daylight bleeds into dusk, gazing down through the clear layers of a shallow river or chalk stream, and you may glimpse the shadowy, serpentine form of an eel

Corn-dolly crafter Colette Hughes describes the bleak situations our ancestors faced. “Imagine,” she says. “It’s winter and your family is hungry and cold. It gets dark early, fresh food is in short s

They might not be especially striking to look at–if you can see them at all–but seeds are among the natural world’s most awe-inspiring marvels, says John Lewis-Stempel