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I think it works a little different with nature. I can't really come up with a similar example, as humans do not produce silk or any similar substances. If a spider got stuck in its own web, then that would be a pretty big problem for the species as a whole. I'll try to do some digging on the internet, but I recall reading that spiders can't get stuck in their own silk.

Here ya go. I'll try to find a few links.
http://arachnophiliac.info/burrow/whydoesnt.htm

http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/keep-asking/why-doesnt-a-spider-get-stuck-in-its-own-sticky-web.htm

[QUOTE="Chubbs, post: 53930, member: 1084"] I think it works a little different with nature. I can't really come up with a similar example, as humans do not produce silk or any similar substances. If a spider got stuck in its own web, then that would be a pretty big problem for the species as a whole. I'll try to do some digging on the internet, but I recall reading that spiders can't get stuck in their own silk. Here ya go. I'll try to find a few links. [url]http://arachnophiliac.info/burrow/whydoesnt.htm[/url] [url]http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/keep-asking/why-doesnt-a-spider-get-stuck-in-its-own-sticky-web.htm[/url] [/QUOTE]

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