I didn't know spiders clean their webs.

[Swarley]

Its a busy afternoon as you can tell.

I have been watching a spider clean its web of bits of twig and leaves.

It was so exciting I took a video of it.
So Tighten your seat belt, and hold on. As you watch this high octane, death defining video!!!
http://youtu.be/Q2J2uDYAc_Q




My god this is boring!

[vxrandy]

Every day is a school day, I was viewer number 1.

[Jasandjules]

How groovy is that...... I suppose he is doing it to ensure that flies can't see his web so they land on it?!?!

[308mate]

They regularly snip the debris out of it and also the carcasses of previous meals, to ensure a tidy house and an invisible web.

[Rollin]

Flick cigarette ash and watch them toil.

[Shaw Tarse]

Looks a bit like my "pet" spider. It has a web on my toilet window, I was going to clear it away, then I watched it catch a fly, wrap it up & eat it. A bit macabre, but cool.

[Mikey G]

Looks the same as the one I have outside on my patio door frame.
I'm not a fan of spiders but I have been fascinated watching the bugger catch his prey, tidy his web, and even had a real close up watch of it repairing the web.

[ApexJimi]

308mate said:

They regularly snip the debris out of it and also the carcasses of previous meals, to ensure a tidy house and an invisible web.

I'm genuinely quite impressed with this notion!

[Puggit]

Thanks Gib163

[Swarley]

Puggit said:

Thanks Gib163

Haha I used to be Gib163 on PH then GIB6933. I like a bit of a change.

[Jasandjules]

Shaw Tarse said:

Looks a bit like my "pet" spider. It has a web on my toilet window, I was going to clear it away, then I watched it catch a fly, wrap it up & eat it. A bit macabre, but cool.

I always leave webs in the house if there is a spider in them..... Takes me ages to hoover round them....... But they are worth it if they catch flies.

[Swarley]

I wish it would tidy the workshop as well!

I wonder if I could pay it in dead flys, and the odd beatle as a bonus.

[soad]

Excellent, I could watch another.

[Swarley]

This is much better!

[Digby]

Cool vid.Great aren't they?

Even since primary school, if I ever wanted to see which sort of spider created a web (and the spider wasn't visible), I have picked a small piece of leaf or part of a twig and vibrated it on the web.This simulates a trapped insect if you get it just right and the spider will often appear, examine it and eventually throw out the debris.

[GTIR]

Rollin said:

Flick cigarette ash and watch them toil.

(if you're reading this mum, I don't smoke. Honest)

[El Guapo]

Swarley said:

I wonder if I could pay it in dead flys, and the odd beatle as a bonus.

[Swarley]

El Guapo said:

Swarley said:

I wonder if I could pay it in dead flys, and the odd beatle as a bonus.

That would keep him busy for a bit!

[NDA]

My research has shown that they do more than just clean their webs.

[pokethepope]

Put a bamboo bbq skewer or large twig on there and see how clever he is then.