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The Scytodes Spider Uses A Fascinating Trick To Trap Its Prey
While most people think of spiders spinning webs to catch prey, the Scytodes makes use of a different tactic to paralyze ...
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These Mysterious ‘Decorations’ in Spiderwebs Might Help Spiders Better Locate Their Prey
Researchers used computer models to simulate if and how these features influence prey affect vibrations of orb-weavers' webs ...
The long-standing mystery around why spider webs sometimes feature "extra touches" known as stabilimenta has been revisited ...
Embellishments called stabilimenta helped propagate waves along simulated spider webs when prey landed on them, shedding new ...
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