Researchers at the University of Akron, Ohio, U.S.A., have discovered that, on the other hand, the patches of silk that are attached to the ground ​ — called gumfoot discs — ​ have an entirely different architecture, or construction.
Jaring ini cukup kuat untuk menahan benturan mangsa yang terbang menabraknya. Tapi, para peneliti di University of Akron, Ohio, AS, mendapati bahwa jaring yang ditempelkan ke tanah memiliki struktur yang sangat berbeda.