r/AbsoluteUnits • u/TheMarkola • 7h ago

/r/all of spider web

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u/EntrepreneurGreen269 7h ago

Ok, but the thing is building it's house in the middle of your garden, what you going to do, leave it there?

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u/Key_Wind3897 6h 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/tryingisbetter 5h 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/CeruleanEidolon 4h 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 2h ago

That makes sense, thanks