FIG. 7 in Trolling for water striders: active searching for prey and the evolution of reduced webs in the spider Wendilgarda sp. (Araneae, Theridiosomatidae)

FIG. 7. Microscopic views of silk on slides (stippled 5 puddles of sticky material; black masses 5 attachment discs, except for (E) where they 5 sticky material). (A) Lines of W. sp. ¯are away from central vertical line within masses of sticky material. (B) Attachment of W. sp. to water, showing attachment disc (presumed initiation of sticky silk) at bottom tip of vertical line. (C) Attachment of BCI creek W. sp. to water, showing attachment disc higher on vertical line and more sparse radial lines. (D) Attachment disc on a slack vertical line of W. sp. above section with sticky balls (e.g. d in ®gure 2), showing greater curliness of non-sticky lines. (E) Puddles of sticky material on a vertical line of W. sp., showing strong concentration of material at lower end of the line. Scale for (A), (C) and (D) at upper left.