Something had struck the web. The occupant rapidly moved to the web’s center, and began gently agitating each strand, in pairs, with her two forelegs. This proceeded in what would for her be a leeward direction. When she came to the pair that contained a tiny gnat some distance away, her actions revealed it. The thread bearing the additional weight would ‘echo’ her agitations. She went, retrieved the prey, and fed.

Nov 17, 2012

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