unlike other insects, how do spiders walk through the sticky web?
2007-01-14 15:23:07 · 7 answers · asked by ? 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
would there be any chance a spider gets stuck in his own web?
2007-01-14 18:57:15 · update #1
Spiders are able to navigate their way through their own webs for several reasons. First and foremost, they built it, so they know where the good spots are for footholds. Secondly, there are several different types of silk that compose the common spider web, the guide silk, or anchor silk and the sticky silk. The spider is always careful not to tread on the sticky silk because then it has a chance of being stuck itself. Spiders also have well developed claws called pretarsal claws which allow them to securely hand onto the silken lines without slipping off.
I hope this helps!
2007-01-14 15:55:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all the threads on the web are sticky. As she built the web, the spider knows which ones are and which ones aren't. She can walk all over the web avoiding the sticky threads but insects blundering in are not so fortunate.
2007-01-14 23:28:29 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tentofiel...is correct about the sticky and non-sticky threads. Plus, a spider has hooks and oily pads on its feet that keep it from getting stuck.
2007-01-14 23:31:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The web itself isnt sticky, the spider sticks little globules of sticky goo apart from one another. They don't walk on the sticky globules.
2007-01-14 23:30:57 · answer #4 · answered by ♪ Rachel ♫ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess the spider has to use a browser just like the rest of us.
2007-01-14 23:27:08 · answer #5 · answered by Marcella S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Internet explorer.
2007-01-14 23:34:48 · answer #6 · answered by Scott S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have an oily residue on the ends of their legs that prevents them from sticking.
2007-01-14 23:30:33 · answer #7 · answered by j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋