Web structure

Here's an illustrated example of a Latro web:

A- A web built by a hungry spider. Web consists of random strands (ST), hunting sheet (SH), and gum-footed threads (GF).

B- A web built by a sated spider. Web is not built for catching prey, but rather for protection. Consists solely of random strands (ST).

And here's some real images of the same concept:

Female in her retreat, located in a crevice of a tree trunk:

The retreat opens to a domed sheet, that leads down nearer to the ground:

20-30 cm above the ground the sheet turns into a typical cobweb mesh, from which gumfoot lines lead to the ground:

Here are the tips of gumfoot lines, this trapping area of the web is nearly 2m away from the retreat!:

And a closeup of the gumfoot lines looks similar to this: