Stupid question, but Why don't spiders get caught in their own web?

Question

Stupid question, but Why don't spiders get caught in their own web?

Answer 1

because the have special hair-like things that grab onto thing which are found in their feet/arms .it's sticky for them,but just enough to keep them from falling,else it would be lik trying to walk on slippery spaghetti.

Answer 2

Good question.

Only "some" of the strands of their web do they cover with globules of sticky glue.  The other strands, like the "spokes" are free of sticky webbing, and these are the ones they cling to with the small "hooks" on the tip of their feet.

Next time you see a spider in a web, examine it closely with a magnifying glass, and watch it move about.  You will see that is is very particular as to which strands it clings onto and which ones it avoids.

Spiders can get caught in other spiders webs though, and can be eaten by those other spiders as well.

Did you also know, that Orb Weaver Spiders "eat" their webs every night, then spin new ones.  This "food" supplies them with the nutrition needed to exude the next web they're going to build.

Answer 3

they have a special oil on their body does not stick on their mucus web

Answer 4

Spiders use two different kinds of threads to spin their webs. One kind is sticky, and is used to catch the flies and insects spiders like to eat. The other kind of thread is a non-sticky, or silky, thread. It is on the non-sticky threads that the spider walks when it wants to get to different parts of its web.

To make walking on its web's thread easy, the spider has a special hooked claw at the tip of each of its eight legs. Even if one leg should get caught in a sticky thread, the spider can use its other seven to pull that leg off.

Some scientists also think that the spider has a certain kind of oil on its body which helps keep the web from sticking to the spider.

Spiders can tell the difference in the vibrations in their webs made by a fly, an insect, a dangerous wasp, or even something useless, like a leaf or twig

Answer 5

This is a really good question. Whatever they secrete through their "feet" must be the answer but what is it? An enzyme of some type?

Answer 6

Spiders have two special tricks that keep them from sticking. The first trick is knowing where to walk. Many spiders make sticky strands of silk that trap insects. But they make other strands that aren't sticky. As they crawl around on their webs, they just avoid the sticky strands.

The other trick is pretty "slick." Spiders rub their feet over special glands around their mouths. These glands make an oily goo that oozes out onto the spiders' feet. The slippery stuff helps them get unstuck if they make a mistake and step on a sticky strand.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

actually that's not a stupid question, it's quite intresting. Idk?

Answer 9

They cover their legs with a thin layer of oil, which repels the stickiness of the silk.

If a spider actually falls into its web, it will get stuck. Then it releases an enzyme that digests the silk to free itself.