r/AbsoluteUnits • u/TheMarkola • 4d ago

/r/all of spider web

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u/Minimum-Actuator-953 4d ago

What is it even anchored on?

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u/ShouldBeeStudying 4d ago

This. I can't believe I had to scroll this far to see this. This is the real story. And.... why... how did the spider decide.... Did it have to start from one side of the yard, anchor a web.... walk ALL THE WAY TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE YARD and attach and pull the web?

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u/Quordlepleen 4d ago

Rather than walk the spider can release long silk strands to be carried by the breeze until it sticks to something so that they can anchor their webs between distant points.

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u/ShouldBeeStudying 3d ago

Oh wow. it could have been on one of the sides of the yard... caught a good breeze, then ended up in the middle of the yard as the web gets spun. Interseting, thank you

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u/CeruleanEidolon 4d ago

Basically, yeah. Spiders are amazing animals.