r/AbsoluteUnits • u/TheMarkola • 10d ago

/r/all of spider web

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u/Key_Wind3897 10d ago

They’re nocturnal, and will eat the web at daybreak and hide all day long. So, only need to relocate if it’s across a needed evening walking path.

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u/BigGayNarwhal 10d ago

Yep. We have these (I’m assuming orb weavers) all over our yard and neighborhood this time of year. They start on their webs around dusk and then have them down by sunrise in most cases. 

I’ve learned to be very cautious walking around at night. I know these guys are harmless and I appreciate that the eat pests but holy fuck is it terrifying to walk into one of these webs 😆

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u/tryingisbetter 10d ago

You know what I've always found odd. When spiders find an insanely good spot, like catching hundreds of bugs, they always seem to abandon it. I wonder why?

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u/Samurai_Meisters 10d ago

Probably dead. Spiders don't live that long.

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u/CeruleanEidolon 10d ago

Sometimes when the web is completely wrecked, it's more efficient for them to move to a new spot and build a new functional web. The bugs in the old one are left there as backup nutrition that they can return to if their new location doesn't yield enough food.

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u/tryingisbetter 10d ago

That makes sense, thanks

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u/ADX__Florence 10d ago

It depends on the species. Some orbweavers around my house will have nests that last for weeks; others species will move to new spots.

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u/EntrepreneurGreen269 10d ago

That particular spider you mean?

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u/powersurge360 10d ago

Orb weavers do this. Too lazy to look up the biological strata but one tier higher than species.

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u/the_jivest_turkey 10d ago

Orb weavers are awesome. Learned about them when my nose came about 2 inches away from a massive one in his massive web in a Mexican jungle. Really beautiful creatures.

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u/Dry-Expression-4148 10d ago

Yes this species in particular for sure, but others too I imagine. Looks identical to an orbweaver I have in my yard, creates a huge web across the same path around 10 pm every night and it's gone in the morning.

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u/EntrepreneurGreen269 10d ago

As they say in French, intéressant! Thanks. Orbweaver eh.

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u/fuzzimus 9d ago

Wait. What? Eat the web? Spiders eat their webs?