She noted that fake spider webs also don’t break as easily as real spider webs. "These spider web decorations trap creatures by entangling their wings and limbs," Schiltz wrote.

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She noted that fake spider webs also don’t break as easily as real spider webs. “These spider web decorations trap creatures by entangling their wings and limbs,” Schiltz wrote.