Saturday, September 10, 2016

How do spiders build webs between 2 poles, with no where to hang from above? : askscience

It varies from spider to spider, so I cant speak to all families. I do know some about orb weaver spiders from personal observation. They start by creating a horizontal anchor line between two points, by ejecting a type of light very sticky silk in the same direction as the wind. When this anchor line is attached to the other side, the orb weaver will cross reinforcing that first line with a different type of silk....
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/50x18y/how_do_spiders_build_webs_between_2_poles_with_no/?st=isnjg23h&sh=618d41f1


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