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How do spiders build complex webs?

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How do spiders build complex webs?

« 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?

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Re: How do spiders build complex webs?

« Reply #1 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

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Re: How do spiders build complex webs?

« Reply #2 on: 24/11/2017 23:56:22 »

This question about the shape of a spider web spun in space is quite interesting too!

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