http://arthropodecology.com/2013/09/02/expiscor-2-september-2013/ Writings about arthropod ecology, arachnids & academia at McGill University Fri, 07 Feb 2014 15:56:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://arthropodecology.com/2013/09/02/expiscor-2-september-2013/#comment-4159 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 11:08:59 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=2131#comment-4159 Right – understood, Leslie – others have also expressed that this structure is less insect-like and more chelicerate-like.

]]> http://arthropodecology.com/2013/09/02/expiscor-2-september-2013/#comment-4154 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 00:37:11 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=2131#comment-4154 To be clear, I don’t think this is a Hypochilus web, but the similarities in the structure make me think this was made by a spider (of course, I’m biased that way!). All the features seen can be seen in various types of spider web. I hope we get to find out what it is before too long.

]]> http://arthropodecology.com/2013/09/02/expiscor-2-september-2013/#comment-4152 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 22:50:35 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=2131#comment-4152 Leslie – thanks for the comment – interesting idea! I saw that you also posted your comment on WEIT – good stuff.

]]> http://arthropodecology.com/2013/09/02/expiscor-2-september-2013/#comment-4151 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 18:18:50 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=2131#comment-4151 Chris, when I look at the mystery structure, I’m reminded of Hypochilus lampshade webs, even though they’re not as organized as this structure. And it kind of looks like cribellate silk on the cross-bars of the fence. Check out this William Shear paper and Plate 5 in Spider Silk (photo by Jonathan Coddington). What do you think? http://psyche.entclub.org/pdf/76/76-407.pdf

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