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

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 ...

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

Recent findings have shed light on the long-standing mystery of zigzag decorations, known as stabilimenta, found in certain spider webs. These intriguing patterns, woven by orb-weaving spiders, have ...

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

Building these strong yet ephemeral traps is a process that follows patterns shared among spider species. But is there room ...

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

Some species have an incredible knack for hacking others to get what they want. Scientists have now discovered a fascinating new example – some spiders have been seen manipulating fireflies’ flashes ...

ENTMAIN copy 39088020348470 Purchased from the Cullman Endowment. "Spider webs are considered by many to be the most spectacular structures of the natural world. Their designs, their creation, and ...

On August 24, Twitter user @24hrknowledge posted a photo of a number of oddly shaped spider webs alongside captions referencing the drug each spider had apparently taken. Loading twitter content ...