Recent Examples on the WebThis divergence in strand type has been a sticking point for scientists studying spider evolution, spinning out a long debate over how many times the orb web evolved.—Lindzi Wessel, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2018 Its shape – a simple ‘orb web’ – is normal enough, but its size is anything but.—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2010
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