mucholderthen: SPIDER WEB CONSTRUCTIONby Samuel Zschokke: Shown above:  Nephila sp. Nephila is famous for the large ‘golden’ orb-webs it builds in tropical forests and savannas. Unlike most other orb-web spiders, it usually constructs more subsidiary than normal radii … The animation shows the tracks of the spider - colored to emphasize the different phases of web construction: red =       final part of exploration phase yellow =  construction of radii white =   construction of auxiliary spiral blue =     construction of sticky spiral pink =     construction of stabilimentum   (in some species)  [source: X ]Department of Environmental SciencesSection of Conservation BiologyUniversity of Basel
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mucholderthen: SPIDER WEB CONSTRUCTIONby Samuel Zschokke: Shown above:  Nephila sp. Nephila is famous for the large ‘golden’ orb-webs it builds in tropical forests and savannas. Unlike most other orb-web spiders, it usually constructs more subsidiary than normal radii … The animation shows the tracks of the spider - colored to emphasize the different phases of web construction: red =       final part of exploration phase yellow =  construction of radii white =   construction of auxiliary spiral blue =     construction of sticky spiral pink =     construction of stabilimentum   (in some species)  [source: X ]Department of Environmental SciencesSection of Conservation BiologyUniversity of Basel
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mucholderthen:

SPIDER WEB CONSTRUCTION
by Samuel Zschokke:

Shown above:  Nephila sp.

Nephila is famous for the large ‘golden’ orb-webs it builds in tropical forests and savannas. Unlike most other orb-web spiders, it usually constructs more subsidiary than normal radii …

The animation shows the tracks of the spider - colored to emphasize the different phases of web construction:

  • red =       final part of exploration phase
  • yellow =  construction of radii
  • white =   construction of auxiliary spiral
  • blue =     construction of sticky spiral
  • pink =     construction of stabilimentum   (in some species) 

[source: X ]
Department of Environmental Sciences
Section of Conservation Biology
University of Basel

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