fromwww.scientificamerican.com
6 days agoSpider Web Decorations Could Aid in Prey Detection, Study Finds
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 stabilimentavarious woven patterns that are typically made of a different kind of silk than the rest of the web. In a new study published Wednesday researchers reported that they found that these web decorations may help the spiders detect certain vibrations that can help them find their prey.