The “extra touches” to intricate webs - known as stabilimenta - enable the eight-legged hunters to find their next meal.

Spiders such as this Argiope bruennichi sometimes adorn webs with zigzagging stabilimenta. Every year Halloween enthusiasts adorn their homes with synthetic cobwebs. But humans aren’t the only ...

These circular creations are made by a class of spiders called orb weavers that includes lots of common garden spiders. They adjust their design based on which insects they’re most likely to capture: ...

Every year Halloween enthusiasts adorn their homes with synthetic cobwebs. But humans aren’t the only creatures who decorate their abodes. Spiders bedeck their webs with “stabilimenta”—various woven ...

Spider web “decorations” may help arachnids to pinpoint the location of their captured prey, suggests a study. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports, arts & entertainment, ...