Submitted by Koning_Health t3_ynky8r in askscience
eyesonthefries_eh t1_ivd4jeu wrote
Reply to comment by strengr in Insects get stuck in a spider's web, why doesn't a spider get stuck in its own web? by Koning_Health
Fun test: Usually the “support” webs going from the center out to branches or whatever are not sticky at all, and the webs circling the supports are the sticky ones. Touch them with your finger (gently), and it’s immediately clear which is which. Blew my minds the first time I heard this.
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