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Eileen Hebets

A female dark fishing spider (left) and its male counterpart, which sacrifices itself as a food source immediately after mating. A new study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Gonzaga University has found that this cannibalism can benefit the male's offspring.

Ultimate sacrifice: Spider's post-sex cannibalism aids offspring

October 6, 2016

Science & Technology

Mature orb weavers, like this garden spider, are among the many spiders on display as the seasons transition from summer to fall.

Seasonal transition spins up a spider showcase

September 30, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

A new study from UNL biologists has revealed that the net-casting spider's secondary eyes -- the largest of any arachnid -- likely evolved in part to help it capture ground-based prey.

What big eyes you have! Spider adaptation widened dietary net

May 18, 2016

Science & Technology

From left: Alissa Anderson, Rowan McGinley, Eileen Hebets, Pawl Tisdale and Colton Watts. With the help of Anderson, McGinley, Watts and other arachnologists, Hebets will present her Eight-Legged Encounters exhibit at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C. Tisdale, a Lincoln-based artist, created posters and designed materials for the exhibit.

Dr. Hebets goes to Washington for Eight-Legged Encounters

April 15, 2016

Science & Technology

Biologists (left to right) Eileen Hebets and Alissa Anderson have shown that the male nursery-web spider improves his odds of surviving a sexual encounter with a cannibalistic female by wrapping his mate's forelegs with silk prior to copulation.

Study finds sexual restraints protect male spiders from cannibalism

March 1, 2016

Science & Technology

Sunday with a Scientist to explore arachnids

March 13, 2014