The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 18th, 2002
How Come?
Cobwebs are a spider's specialty
By KATHY WOLLARD
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Monday, February 18, 2002
"What are cobwebs? What produces them? Why are they called 'cobwebs'?" asks Earl Constien, via e-mail.
If you say that your brain is full of cobwebs, you may mean that you need to wake up completely -- or clear your head -- before you can concentrate on something. Real cobwebs are associated with dust and spooky old houses, places where brooms and mops have long been still.
Some people seem to think that cobwebs hanging in ceiling and doorway corners are made only of collect...
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