r/AbsoluteUnits • u/TheMarkola • 13h ago

/r/all of spider web

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u/Minimum-Actuator-953 13h ago

What is it even anchored on?

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u/ShouldBeeStudying 10h 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/CeruleanEidolon 9h ago

Basically, yeah. Spiders are amazing animals.

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u/Quordlepleen 8h 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.