The World’s Biggest Spider Webs

Did you know that there is a spider than spins a web large enough to span a river? Well, the female Darwin’s bark spider can and it spins the world’s biggest and strongest spider webs, as seen in the photo above.

This newly documented species isn’t especially large compared to its web–the spider’s body is about smaller than .8 inch long (2 centimeters), not including legs.

See more pictures on National Geographic News.

Watch a video of a jumping spider stalking lunch on National Geographic Kids.

Photograph courtesy Matjaz Kuntner

Comments

escape2books
September 29, 2010, 9:03 am

That is so gross!!!!!!! I am so afraid of spiders, anyone else?
Skimp27
September 29, 2010, 1:38 pm

That is crazy.
Pinky Caine
September 30, 2010, 7:29 pm

i am afraid
zebra27
October 1, 2010, 1:40 pm

spiders are misunderstood creatures
zebra27
October 1, 2010, 1:46 pm

spiders are very intelegent like if i was a spider and somebody knocked me out of a tree i’d bite the heck out of you.
ranieri2
October 1, 2010, 6:23 pm

I would NOT like living there! I once saw a spider crawling on my leg in the car, so I opened the car door jumped WHEN THE CAR WAS MOVING! If I was near a spider web like that, I would scream at the top of my lungs!
babywinx334
October 7, 2010, 10:42 am

Huge spider web,much?
drake
October 12, 2010, 11:36 am

Cool thats masive.don’t like spiders myself but thats cool !!!!!!!!!!!!!
2whitie
October 12, 2010, 12:10 pm

I dont see spider webs unti im jumping around screaming “get this thing off mw AFTER i walk into it.
timbautista
October 16, 2010, 10:00 pm

that is one big spiderweb! almost big enough to trap humans!
Marshiemouse
November 11, 2010, 3:20 pm

Zebra27, you spelled intelligent incorrectly, no offense, just a note.
Rosey
November 14, 2010, 6:32 am

Nice!
Anonymous
February 10, 2011, 4:37 pm

IT’S GONNA EAT ME!!!!!!!! Oh wait, it can’t but it’s web will.hehe
Cheeseman
March 12, 2011, 12:54 am

an entomologist’s dream come true!