General Spider Questions

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by catlover on October 26, 2005 02:27 AM

I have a couple general questions about spiders.

I've observed webs that are built in different directions some nights....I'm thinking it is the direction of the wind in determining which way they construct their webs....is this accurate?

and second question...I don't even have a guess at this point....why do spiders position themselves head down on their webs???? I know they position themselves in the middle so they can feel the vibrations of movement but don't understand why they are on their heads????
Catlover [dunno]

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by MaryReboakly on October 27, 2005 09:40 AM

really great questions - interesting! Hmm if only I could figure out how to watch this thread... [dunno]

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by afgreyparrot on October 27, 2005 09:46 AM

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Hmm if only I could figure out how to watch this thread...

Click on "reply"...then scroll down...
There is an email notification thing you can click on.

Eddie Faye

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by 4Ruddy on October 27, 2005 07:21 PM

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