Where do spiders keep their webs?

A spider does not have a readymade web. She spins one. If you are lucky, you may be able to watch the female spider doing this.

The material that makes the thread for the spider’s web is a liquid, which she produces from tiny spinning tubes. These spinning tubes are to be found on small lumps on her body, known as spinnerets. As soon as the liquid comes into the air, it hardens and changes into thread.

When a spider sets out to spin a web she first used a touch thread to build an outer from in which she fits spokes, as in a wheel. Next she starts from the hub to weave a spiral crossing the spokes about five times, just to keep them in position. Then she begins again at the outside rim to spin a complete spiral with finer silk, cutting away the scaffolding as she nears the center. Finally she constructs new sport-lines for the finished web.

When the spiders move they spin out lines behind them. These are known as the draglines, and spiders use them as anchors. They do this by pressing their spinnerets against small objects like pebbles or plants. These are the most important threads of all.

Spiders use their webs for trappings files and other insects to eat. So, besides being beautiful to look at, spiders’ webs are vital to them as food providers.