<P> Generally, orb - weaving spiders are three - clawed builders of flat webs with sticky spiral capture silk . The building of a web is an engineering feat, begun when the spider floats a line on the wind to another surface . The spider secures the line and then drops another line from the center, making a "Y". The rest of the scaffolding follows with many radii of nonsticky silk being constructed before a final spiral of sticky capture silk . </P> <P> The third claw is used to walk on the nonsticky part of the web . Characteristically, the prey insect that blunders into the sticky lines is stunned by a quick bite, and then wrapped in silk . If the prey is a venomous insect, such as a wasp, wrapping may precede biting and / or stinging . </P> <P> Many orb - weavers build a new web each day . Most orb - weavers tend to be active during the evening hours; they hide for most of the day . Generally, towards evening, the spider will consume the old web, rest for approximately an hour, then spin a new web in the same general location . Thus, the webs of orb - weavers are generally free of the accumulation of detritus common to other species, such as black widow spiders . </P> <P> Some orb - weavers do not build webs at all . Members of the genera Mastophora in the Americas, Cladomelea in Africa, and Ordgarius in Australia produce sticky globules, which contain a pheromone analog . The globule is hung from a silken thread dangled by the spider from its front legs . The pheromone analog attracts male moths of only a few species . These get stuck on the globule and are reeled in to be eaten . Interestingly, both types of bolas spiders are highly camouflaged and difficult to locate . </P>

Where do orb weavers go during the day