The purpose of stabilimenta within the web is unclear. They could help collect water, regulate a spider’s body temperature, ...
Made from a silk that’s distinct from the ordinary web scaffolding surrounding them, stabilimenta reflect ultraviolet light, leading some scientists to suggest their function is primarily ...
The long-standing mystery around why spider webs sometimes feature "extra touches" known as stabilimenta has been revisited ...
Rumors of the giant flying Joro spider landing in New Jersey this summer never materialized in the Garden State. But they did land in Philly’s backyard. On Sept. 5, a Joro spider was found in Ivyland, ...
The tiny ray spider uses its web to grab its prey out of the air. Though common practice with comic book characters, this ability is unusual in spiders. So I'm thinking we've all seen a spider ...
New York City and New Jersey might have a new resident this summer: A giant yellow and blue-black flying spider. The creepy crawler -- the Joro spider -- has stirred up a frenzy over a possible ...
A venomous, flying spider could be making its way up the East Coast as soon as this summer. The arachnid known as the Joro spider made its way to the Southeast from Japan as early as 2013, and for ...
New York City and New Jersey might have a new resident this summer: A giant yellow and blue-black flying spider. The creepy crawler -- the Joro spider -- has stirred up a frenzy over a possible ...
Joro spiders were recently spotted in Pennsylvania, making it the ninth state to have reported sightings of this spider native to Asia. While Joro spiders have been in the U.S. for a while, with the ...
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