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

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

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

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

Ever walked past a spider’s web and noticed it’s got zigzags woven through it? Congratulations! You have observed stabilimenta, a kind of “extra touch” that spiders weave into their webs that's made ...

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.

Many spider species build spiral wheel-shaped webs – orb webs – to capture prey, and some incorporate so-called “stabilimenta ...

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

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