Describes how spiders, caterpillars, and other creatures produce silk and use it to make webs, tents, traps, and homes both above and below ground.

1Meet the Silkmakers 6 -- What Do They Use Silk For? 9 -- Spinning Silk 10 -- 2 Spider Builders 12 -- Underground Homes 13 -- Homes Above and Below Ground 16 -- Underwater Homes 19 -- 3 Traps That Spiders Build 22 -- Cobwebs 23 -- Orb Webs 25 -- Webs on Water 29 -- Sheet Webs 31 -- Swinging Glueballs 33 -- "Handheld" Nets 36 -- Triangle Webs 38 -- Silk Ladders 39 -- 4 Caterpillar Builders 40 -- Silk Tents 41 -- Finishing the Tent 43 -- Money-Making Cocoons 45 -- Tube Homes 49 -- 5 Caddisworm Builders 51 -- Portable Homes 52 -- "Fishnets" 54 -- Classification Chart of Spiders, Caterpillars, and Other Silkmakers 57 -- Common Names and Scientific Names 58.