webbing

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To hold the cane webbing in place, add wood glue and a reed spline — a continuous strip of material that fills the gap.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

Many spiders use their webbing to create balloons or parachutes that allow them to float away — sometimes traveling many miles.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2023

The most likely sources of the spooky-looking webbing are baby spiders who use updraft winds to disperse themselves after hatching, according to scientists.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2023

While the baby spiders ride individual threads, the threads often clump, after which the spiders leave the webbing and go out into their new habitats.

From Washington Times • Oct. 5, 2023

They cupped the net around him like a kind of hammock so that his body was borne by the webbing.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson