[lumberjim]

Tonight as I was walking, I noticed a spiderweb. A single strand that ran from just below the lamp on a street light, across the street, and into a tree. Does anyone know how a spider does this, or why? It didn't seem to be floating on a breeze or anything. In fact, the wind was blowing gently accross it.

Do the spiders hitch a ride on a bird's back and reel out web as the bird flies across to the tree? why is it pulled tight? I realize that I've always wondered about it, but never bothered trying to find out.