Charlotte's Web

While shimmering webs are beautiful for humans to see, the dew is indispensable for the web's creator. Experts believe that a spider can replace at least ten percent of the water it needs just by drinking the droplets which have settled on its web.

The best way to view a spider's artistry is before the sun dries the dew:

• How can a spider create such a perfectly symmetrical piece of work?


• Without the dew, we could not see the web so clearly.


• Near a cow pasture, a spider was very busy during the night.


• Water droplets look like jewels on a large web.


• How long does it take to weave a web of intricate beauty?


• Can such a large web last long?


• When a web hangs from a tree, the dew makes it seem magical.

With a web in place, the spider is now ready to catch its food. What - and how - does it eat?