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Anecdote: I feel I've seen a spider drop from the thread I'm holding it from, and hang from a completely new one as it falls
by tetris11 11mo ago
Anecdote: I feel I've seen a spider drop from the thread I'm holding it from, and hang from a completely new one as it falls
- serf 11mo agoThis is called a drop or anchor line, spiders use them often for climbing smooth or difficult surfaces slowly and for quick escapes. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Uses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Uses