webbing

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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

Appropriately for the season, the clumps of real webbing look very similar to the fake webbing used in Halloween decorations.

From Washington Times • Oct. 5, 2023

Due to rotting wood around the hole in the bridge, rescuers first passed webbing beneath the rotting boards, securing them to the top of a bridge post on each side.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023

The webbing was constructed of the lightest possible stone to lessen the weight on the ribs.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay