Sheet Web (Noun)
Meaning
An irregular spider web woven in a single plane and looking like flattened hammocks.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The spider spun a complex sheet web in the corner of the room, expertly catching flies and other insects.
- Sheet webs, characteristic of the spiders from the family Linyphiidae, were abundant in the humid forest.
- Unlike other spiders that make symmetric orbs, the species creates a messy sheet web to capture its prey.
- The abandoned sheet web, once a thriving snare, now swayed gently in the morning breeze, devoid of its former purpose.
- Garden spiders often weave sheet webs near flowers and plants, strategically ambushing unsuspecting pollinators.