First, a spider puts in place the principal struts of its web, somewhat like the spokes of a wheel. It then starts at the center to connect these struts together with a sticky silken thread.
To auzdams, zirneklis vispirms nostiepj un nostiprina tīkla galvenos pavedienus, kas savā ziņā atgādina riteņa spieķus, un tad savieno tos kopā ar lipīgu, zīžainu tīmekli.