The purpose of stabilimenta within the web is unclear. They could help collect water, regulate a spider’s body temperature, ...

F or decades, arachnologists debated the actual purpose of stabilimenta, a special thread spiders weave into their webs. Now, ...

Happy Halloween, Short Wavers! In today’s news round-up, we’ve got only treats. Hosts Regina Barber and Emily Kwong fill in ...

Researchers used computer models to simulate if and how these features influence prey affect vibrations of orb-weavers' webs ...

Researchers simulated the effects that different web decorations had on vibrations, adding fresh insight to a decades-old ...

Ever walked past a spider’s web and noticed it’s got zigzags woven through it? Congratulations! You have observed ...

In late summer and fall, these small orange arachnids will stretch their circular webs across trees and porches in your yard ...

The long-standing mystery around why spider webs sometimes feature "extra touches" known as stabilimenta has been revisited ...

Embellishments called stabilimenta helped propagate waves along simulated spider webs when prey landed on them, shedding new ...

After crafting a gauzy web, a spider might reckon that the construction isn’t complete. Some spiders, known as orb weavers, ...

Fake spiderwebs stretched across trees and hedges as part of outdoor Halloween decor can cause a real fright and even injury to song birds and small mammals, Long Island wildlife experts said. The ...