Introduction -- The "hardware" of web-building spiders: morphology, silk, and behavior -- Functions of orb web designs -- Putting pieces together: tradeoffs and remaining puzzles -- The building ...

These circular creations are made by a class of spiders called orb weavers that includes lots of common garden spiders. They adjust their design based on which insects they’re most likely to capture: ...

Intro -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 A foreign world: life tied to silk lines -- 1.3 A brief history of spider web studies -- 1.4 Emphasis on behavior -- 1.5 The ...