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

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

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

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

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

A giant colonial spiderweb in a sulfuric cave on the border between Greece and Albania may be the largest ever found — and it ...

Spiders invade homes during cold months searching for warmth and food, but one straightforward maintenance task blocks their ...

Made from a silk that’s distinct from the ordinary web scaffolding surrounding them, stabilimenta reflect ultraviolet light, leading some scientists to suggest their function is primarily ...

Sardinian spiders are decorating their webs with elaborate patterns, baffling scientists for years. New research suggests ...

A rare trapdoor spider, Aptostichus ramirezae, discovered in Iran, features a tail-like appendage, a trait thought extinct for millions of years. This ...

For some people, the sight of a spider egg sac is incredibly unsettling. They may be tempted to immediately destroy or remove ...

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