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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After a spider finishes weaving its web, it sometimes adds one last touch. A bright zigzag down the middle, like a silken “X.

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

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

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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 ...

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 ...