Spinning A Web
Have you ever wondered how a spider spins its web?
Here's the answer:
If only the spider could get that first thread to bridge to the other side, the rest would be easy. But how does she do so? Does she fly? Or throw a line to the other side? Does the spider walk down and up at the other side carrying a thread that she attaches between the two sides?
Actually the solution is simple: the spider releases a sticky thread that is blown away with the wind. If the breeze carries it to a spot where it sticks, the bridge is formed. The spider cautiously crosses the thin line, reinforcing it with a second line, and a third, and so on, until it is strong enough to support her needs.
Then she drops a loose thread and hangs a vertical from it to make the first three radii of the web. From this foundation she constructs a frame to which she attaches the other radii.
Once the radii are complete, the spider makes a spiral with non-sticky construction threads, and finally replaces the construction thread with sticky thread, removing the construction thread as she does so. The completed web has non sticky radii and sticky circular threads and the spider can rest and sit in the center of the web with her head down.
If a night of hunting has worn out the web, the spider removes the silk by eating it, leaving only the first bridge line. After a daytime rest she constructs a new web in the evening.
As always,we can learn much from nature; building a website requires the same mastery of technique, tireless reinvention, and willingness to let creativity flow.