Though all spiders produce silk, not all spiders spin webs. In fact, out of more than 40,000 types of spiders that exist, only half of them make webs. Even though the feeling of walking through a spider web can give you the heebie-jeebies, spider webs are natural marvels of construction and strength, with many interesting aspects to them. Here are five interesting ways spiders and humans can use spider silk.
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While there are actually four types of spider webs — funnel, tangled, orb and sheet — orb webs are the most common. They have a frame and spoke-like pattern. Orb weavers will typically redo their webs daily and can remember spaces they’ve used before. Highly effective, these webs can trap up to 250 insects a day. Sheet webs lay flat over grass and branches — like a sheet. Spiders either hide under the edge or in between two ...
