A study shows that spider web decorations help spiders locate prey by spreading vibrations across more silk threads.

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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, ...

Every year Halloween enthusiasts adorn their homes with synthetic cobwebs. Spiders bedeck their webs with “stabilimenta”—various woven patterns that are typically made of a different kind of silk than ...

New research reveals that spider web decorations enhance prey detection by optimizing vibration travel, impacting biology and ...

Scientists offer a new idea for why orb-weaving arachnids add decorations known as stabilimenta to their webs.

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 ...

This Spider Web Slime is the perfect mix of creepy and cozy — fluffy enough for endless play, stretchy enough to spark ...

Many people across the country a are reporting a creepy sight, seen falling from the sky. "I woke up this morning. Go out to the back deck, drinking a cup of coffee, and I look at the moon and the ...

If you're scared of spiders, Halloween certainly doesn't help. People decorate their homes with monstrous-looking fake ...