Simplest spider web
- Who
- Miagrammopes
- What
- 1 total number
- When
- 01 January 0001
The simplest web is that of the species of the genus Miagrammopes, found in Africa, Australia and North America. They have reduced their web to a single strand 1 m (3 ft) long. This is woven between two small branches.
The American bolas spider (genus Mastophora) also uses a small single strand to attatch itself to a branch and a second much longer strand as a fishing-line to catch passing moths.
The South African bolas spider (Cladomelea akermani) has a similar arrangement but rotates the fishing strand continuously for about 15 minutes. If unsuccessful, the spider consumes the sticky globe on the end of the line and replaces it with a new one.
The American bolas spider (genus Mastophora) also uses a small single strand to attatch itself to a branch and a second much longer strand as a fishing-line to catch passing moths.
The South African bolas spider (Cladomelea akermani) has a similar arrangement but rotates the fishing strand continuously for about 15 minutes. If unsuccessful, the spider consumes the sticky globe on the end of the line and replaces it with a new one.