So if the web was made entirely out of dragline silk, an insect is very likely to just bounce right off. But by having really, really stretchy capture spiral silk, the web is actually able to absorb the impact of that intercepted prey.
Dakle, kada bi mreža bila u potpunosti napravljena od linijske svile, kukac bi se vjerojatno od nje odbio. Ali dok postoji vrlo, vrlo rastezljiva spiralna svila, mreža je sposobna apsorbirati udarac tog čekanog plijena.