How the spiders built the world’s largest spider web

Remember about a month ago we were talking about the world’s largest spider web? At that point, no one knew where the web had come from. Now they do:

Scientists untangle mystery of giant web

From the article: “A variety of spider species built on one another’s work to create a sprawling web that blanketed hundreds of yards of trees and shrubs at a North Texas park, according to entomologists who studied the unusual formation.” Normally spiders don’t cooperate, but there was so much food available at the site that they decided to work together.

For more info see: How Spiders Work