We've an outside meter, just underground with a lid on top. I could just tell when we moved in that there would be a big house spider in there, and there was. I squished it with a shudder and cleared out the webs. Next time I come to take a reading... oh look another giant spider.
What makes this such a perfect spot - I can't imagine other insects go in there and surely a big spider needs to eat quite a lot? And why do housespiders make those really thick webs? They always spin them in places that seem unlikely to catch anything, like underneath things and in corners and crevices. Great for scaring people, less so for catching prey - especially as their webs aren't even sticky.
Also... how does a spider that big manage to spin a web in the first place - they weigh a fair amount and their webs always seem more like a dense carpet than a web of strands.
Any experts here, Xog perhaps?
What makes this such a perfect spot - I can't imagine other insects go in there and surely a big spider needs to eat quite a lot? And why do housespiders make those really thick webs? They always spin them in places that seem unlikely to catch anything, like underneath things and in corners and crevices. Great for scaring people, less so for catching prey - especially as their webs aren't even sticky.
Also... how does a spider that big manage to spin a web in the first place - they weigh a fair amount and their webs always seem more like a dense carpet than a web of strands.
Any experts here, Xog perhaps?
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