Cretaceous cobwebs

Spiral orb webs, which to many people typify spiders, were catching insects in their sticky silk while the dinosaurs still walked the Earth.

True orb weaving spiders found trapped in amber from 121-115 million years ago are the oldest of their type yet found. . .

The fossil spiders were found embedded in amber from Alava in northern Spain. They date to the Lower Cretaceous.

Posted by David on June 14, 2006 3:06 PM