Sheet web spiders are all over the world. The spiders that build sheet webs are small. They are smaller than .31 inches (8mm).
Most spider webs are vertical. Vertical means up and down. Sheet webs are horizontal. This means across or flat. Sometimes sheet webs are called hammock webs. This is because of how they hang like a hammock in a tree. Sheet web spiders build their webs near the ground.
A sheet web has two parts. The main sheet is a mess of silk threads. It looks like someone scribbled in the woods with a white crayon. The second part of the web are knockdown threads. These are threads of silk that knock insects onto the sheet.
A sheet web is not sticky. An insect falls onto the sheet and is confused. The insect tries to get up and fly off. The spider is under the web. It rushes up and bites the insect. The spider must bite through the web to get the insect.
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