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 ...

The next time you're sweeping cobwebs out of the corners, take a moment to appreciate the elaborate designs of these sticky bug traps Spider webs are mostly considered an annoyance. Things to be swept ...

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: ...