Author Helen Smith

Helen Smith

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A spider in its web

Why don’t spiders get stuck in their own webs?

Just how spiders avoid getting stuck in their own webs involves complex anti-adhesion mechanisms, says Helen Smith
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Garden cross spider on its web, UK. © Olivier Roland/EyeEm/Getty

Why do spiders eat their own webs?

Spider webs come in a range of forms, with some spider webs being used for many years and others being rebuilt each day. The latter often eat their old webs as they dismantle them, but why?
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