Why Do Spiders Weave Such Perfect Web Patterns?

Imagine you are building a house, but you only have thread and glue, that's what spiders do every day! They use their legs to make the web shape, and they leave little glue dots on each strand. It might look like art, but it’s just really good engineering.

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  1. A spider in the kitchen spins a perfect circle using just thread and glue.
  2. A little spider leaves glue dots on each strand, creating a trap for flying bugs.
  3. The web looks like art, but it’s actually really good engineering.

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