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'''Webs''' are the source of [[silk]], and appear randomly near the [[cave river]].  The web itself looks like a light-grey [[gem]], and is most often labeled as being from [[cave spider]]s. Similar webs can be generated by [[giant cave spider]]s, though safely collecting them can be quite a challenge.

Webs will be collected ''automatically'' by dwarves with the [[weaving]] labor enabled, but not until the fortress has a [[loom]].  A ''collect web'' task will be triggered at the loom as long as webs are on the map and in reach. This can be comfortably deactivated with {{k|o}}-{{k|W}}-{{k|w}}.  The [[weaver]] will then drop the collected thread in the loom and, depending on the loom setting ({{k|o}}-{{k|W}}-{{k|l}}) and availability of a stockpile, either leave it there, immediately weave it to cloth, or put it on a stockpile. Other ways to prevent collecting are preventing any dwarf from using the loom (e.g. with the {{k|P}} menu), deactivating the weaving [[labor]] on all dwarves or removing all looms. (Lack of stockpiles alone will ''not'' prevent this!)  An easier alternative is just to suspend ({{k|q}}-{{k|s}}) the collect webs task in each loom.

Webs become [[thread|silk thread]] the moment they are picked up.  Cave spider silk webs and thread are worth 12[[currency|☼]]; giant cave spider silk webs and thread are worth 120[[currency|☼]].   

[[Giant cave spider]]s shoot long strings of dangerous entangling webs at targets prior to attacking - this behaviour can be used to create giant cave spider silk farms.

Webs are delicate, and can be destroyed by contact with any creature (except a dwarf that is gathering that web), or by any other rough treatment such as [[irrigate|irrigating]], etc.

[[Vermin]] that come into contact with a web will immediately turn into remains. For sanity reasons, cave spiders themselves are immune to this effect.