Scientist finds oldest spider web

Carleton Bryant The Washington Times - December 16, 2008, 09:05AM

A paleobiologist at Oxford University says he has found a 140-million-year-old spider web encased in a piece of amber, the AP is reporting.

The find means that spiders have been around spinning webs since the age of the dinosaurs.

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I wonder if dinosaurs were ever bothered by walking into invisible spider webs. It drives me to distraction. It may have driven them to extinction.

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Carleton Bryant

Carleton Bryant is a senior editor at The Washington Times, where he oversees the National and Metropolitan desks. He also serves as the newsroom’s internship coordinator. He has served as an assistant managing editor; a National, Metropolitan and Features desk editor; an assistant National desk editor; and a reporter on the National and Metro desks.

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Scientist finds oldest spider web

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