MEASURING LEG. “The form of a spider’s web can be seen as a representation of inherited rules of behaviour, although the geometry of the orb web is not rigidly predetermined. The garden spider Araneus diadematus Clerk orients the main (capture) spiral of the web according to measurements taken by particular legs. This is apparent when a measuring leg has been regenerated, because the reduced length of the regenerate is reflected in the geometry of the capture spiral.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022