AERIAL WEB EVOLUTION. “The Orbiculariae, so named for the classic orb-web they build, account for more than 25 per cent of spider diversity (11 880 + species). The evolution of the orb-web meant that spiders could build aerial webs suspended in space, freeing them from the limitations in web shape imposed by the substrate. The move to building aerial webs may represent the beginnings of an evolutionary arms race with flying insects that co-radiated alongside the spiders.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022