Submitted by Koning_Health t3_ynky8r in askscience
Sable-Keech t1_ivdnjcb wrote
Reply to comment by Peasant_hacking in Insects get stuck in a spider's web, why doesn't a spider get stuck in its own web? by Koning_Health
Yes, the radiating lines are non-sticky while the circling lines are sticky.
Also when wrapping their prey they manipulate the sticky web with their claws which are coated with an anti-stick substance.
If you were to grab a spider and just slap it directly flat onto its own web it would probably get stuck.
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