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Life Sciences => Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution => Topic started by: katieHaylor on 24/11/2017 11:57:57

Title: How do spiders build complex webs?
Post by: katieHaylor on 24/11/2017 11:57:57

David asks:

Were spiders nature's first engineers - being able to construct complex webs?
How would the spiders' brains manage this complex building?

What do you think?

Title: Re: How do spiders build complex webs?
Post by: chris on 24/11/2017 23:45:31

This "thread" ( ;)) from elsewhere on the forum addresses some aspects of this question:

https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=32434.0

Title: Re: How do spiders build complex webs?
Post by: chris on 24/11/2017 23:56:22

This question about the shape of a spider web spun in space (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/questions/what-shape-would-spider-web-be-space) is quite interesting too!