# What insect made this, and why? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 7, 2013, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-insect-made-this-and-why/668223 "2013-09-07T01:59:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-insect-made-this-and-why/668223/121 "2016-12-15T17:30:00Z")
I guess with a sample size of one this probably isn’t known, but what about the two spiders that hatched? Is the original thought that each structure contains a single egg incorrect, or is it analogous to twins in humans? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-insect-made-this-and-why/668223/122 "2016-12-15T18:00:13Z")
I remember the OP. Wow! ---
**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-insect-made-this-and-why/668223/123 "2016-12-15T22:25:27Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Is there a species name? I hope they name it after the Doozers from Fraggle Rock. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-insect-made-this-and-why/668223/124 "2016-12-16T02:22:13Z")
Thanks, **mozchron**. I probably would have missed this entirely if you hadn’t updated. What a delight. And what a surprise to see two this time. That’s still pretty low on the ROI scale, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-insect-made-this-and-why/668223/125 "2016-12-16T07:00:56Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Thanks, **mozchron**. I probably would have missed this entirely if you hadn’t updated. > > What a delight. And what a surprise to see two this time. That’s still pretty low on the ROI scale, isn’t it? Yes, excellent bump! ---
**Author:** ![Anaglyph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Anaglyph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaglyph)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-insect-made-this-and-why/668223/126 "2016-12-16T15:30:43Z")
Here’s a Dec 2013 update: [http://blog.perunature.com/we-solved-an-amazon-rainforest-mystery-w/video.html](http://blog.perunature.com/we-solved-an-amazon-rainforest-mystery-w/video.html) This recent BBC article [http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160617-forget-webs-spiders-also-make-slingshots-and-silkhenges](http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160617-forget-webs-spiders-also-make-slingshots-and-silkhenges) ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2016, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-insect-made-this-and-why/668223/127 "2016-12-16T16:43:48Z")
Add me to the chorus of those thanking you for the update, **mozchron**! ---
**Author:** ![Anaglyph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Anaglyph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaglyph)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2017, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-insect-made-this-and-why/668223/128 "2017-01-06T13:43:40Z")
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