Stabilimentum

Argiope flavipalpis adult female
An Argiope juvenile female
spiders both same genus
on the stabilimentum at the center of the web.

A stabilimentum (plural: stabilimenta), also known as a web decoration, is a conspicuous silk structure included in the webs of some species of orb-web spider. Its function is a subject of debate.


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