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I was watching a video about why spiders don't get stuck on their own webs, and
it was mentioned that the researches used cornmeal for dusting the webs to
make them more visible to the cameras. I just noticed this blue web in the
garden, and no, I didn't have to use any medium for the blue colour!
Having said that I do think that they've been 'dusted' with real dust!
And, for an answer please look the video below from ScienceFriday.org:
Why Spiders Don't Stick To The Web
William Eberhard, of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the University of Costa Rica,
and colleague Daniel Briceno film spiders in the lab, in the field and under a dissecting microscope
to untangle this longstanding arachnological mystery. The secret to not getting stuck?
Oily, hairy legs and delicate movements.
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