The “extra touches” to intricate webs - known as stabilimenta - enable the eight-legged hunters to find their next meal.

In this video I show how I use my fondant extruder to make thin, even ropes and turn them into delicate spider web ...

Building these strong yet ephemeral traps is a process that follows patterns shared among spider species. But is there room for individual variation that makes one species' web — or one individual ...