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Hammock web

Hammock web is the generic term used to describe the typical webs of money spiders, in the family Linyphiidae. This is one of the commonest and largest examples, Linyphia triangularis. Unlike other groups of spiders which make sheet-type webs, Linyphiids hand upside down beneth the sheet, and tend to tackle prey from below. i imagine having a sheet between them and the prey gives them protection from dangerous prey and shelter from would-be predators.

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Uploaded on July 31, 2014
Taken on July 24, 2014