Science. 1983 Jan 14;219(4581):185-7. doi: 10.1126/science.219.4581.185.
The conspicuous white silken adornments known as stabilimenta, which are commonly found in the orb webs of some spiders, appear to be protective devices that warn birds of the presence of webs in their flight path. Webs endowed with artificial equivalents of stabilimenta tended to survive intact the early morning period when birds are on the wing; unmarked webs showed a high incidence of destruction.
一些蜘蛛的球网上常见的显眼的白色丝质装饰物被称为稳丝,它们似乎是一种保护装置,可以提醒鸟类在飞行过程中注意到蜘蛛网的存在。带有人工稳丝的蜘蛛网在鸟类活动的清晨时段往往完好无损地幸存下来;而没有标记的蜘蛛网则有很高的破坏率。