![]() ![]() Cobwebs are tangle webs, which are asymmetrical and look like a bunch of jumbled threads supported by a base. That number changes as new spiders are discovered.ĭifferent spiders create different webs from silk spun in different shapes. What's the difference between a cobweb and a spider web?Īccording to the World Spider Catalogue (you just knew there'd be such a thing), there are 49,657 species of spiders in the world. So, what are cobwebs, exactly? In science lingo, the word “cobweb" is specifically used to describe the messy, tangled three-dimensional web produced by spiders in the families Theridiidae (for example, cobweb spiders, tangled web spiders, comb-footed spiders) and Linyphiidae ( aka money spiders or sheet weavers). Over time, people have come to refer to the elegant, neat and tidy web occupied by a spider as a spider web and to refer to any abandoned, dusty web as a cobweb. To add further confusion, the word “cobweb" comes from the Middle English, coppeweb, with coppe being the word for spider. Yes, spider webs and cobwebs are related. How did they get there and how can you get rid of them? First, let's break cobwebs down. Look around your apartment - in the space between the bulb and a lampshade, under your desk, beneath the sofa. But cobwebs are not just relegated to haunted houses. With Halloween around the corner, it's hard to avoid creepy images of dusty old cobwebs.
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