Researchers may have discovered the world's biggest spider web, a massive subterranean structure spanning over 100 square ...

This ‘spider megacity’ may be the largest web ever found. But what’s inside is even more extraordinary - Researchers say well ...

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

Deep underground in a dark, sulfuric cave on the border between Albania and Greece, scientists have made an incredible ...

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

Deep inside a pitch-black chamber on the Albanian–Greek border, scientists have stumbled upon something straight out of a ...

Silk decorations in spider webs aren’t just for show. They may help spiders “hear” their prey through vibrations.

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

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

Right now, as you read this, more than 110,000 arachnids are crawling around the world’s largest spiderweb. The ...

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