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06-12-2015, 06:20 AM
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Found some information about the web. The structure in the center is called a stabilimentum.
There are many theories on the purpose. It could make the web more visible so birds do not fly through it and destroy the web. It could provide camouflage for the spider. It could make the spider look bigger to deter some predators. It could attract insects since it reflects UV light. When I first saw it I thought it was one of those web nets that some spiders cast to entangle prey. 
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06-12-2015, 10:28 AM
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Yes, thats what I thought.
Still do not quite grasp how it would work. Seeing how you have got may be worth watching to see if you can see it sometime in action. Or set up a sensor or tail cam if you have one....
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06-12-2015, 12:44 PM
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We called those 'cotton spiders' where I grew up in Oklahoma since cotton fields and corn fields were common spots to find them with their web between 2 rows. When you were 7 or 8 and ran up on one of those about eye level with you and the spider seemed about the size of your hand, it seriously freaked you out. Probably why I'm still a bit queasy around spiders.
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06-12-2015, 03:00 PM
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As far as I can tell the spider just hangs out on that center structure and runs out to get any bugs that get caught in the spiral part of the web.
Here is a picture of the rosemary plant with the spider:  It is difficult to see unless you get right up to it. The spiral part of the web is very, very difficult to see. It is strung between two large sprigs of rosemary.
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07-24-2015, 05:28 PM
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07-30-2015, 02:59 PM
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The spider relocated and got bigger.
  I was going around the corner to the back of an outbuilding and felt a spider web on my face. Looking up, that spider was staring me in the face. 
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07-30-2015, 06:18 PM
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nice garden spider
I live in central indiana and we have tons of these little guys/gals. . .
I understand none of the known sub-species of jumping spiders are poisonous nor do they bite humans. Their eyesight is too good (binocular vision) and know we are not food or a threat. have rescued several from our cats and am guessing they are grateful. . .plus they eat a lot of bad bugs. cbg
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07-31-2015, 09:13 AM
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Quote:
Picture 2 is an African Wildcat.
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