year - old ▁am ber - pres erved ▁web ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁oldest ▁to ▁show ▁tra pped ▁insect s , ▁containing ▁a ▁be et le , ▁a ▁m ite , ▁a ▁was p ' s ▁leg , ▁and ▁a ▁fly . ▁The ▁ability ▁to ▁we ave ▁orb ▁web s ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁" lost ", ▁and ▁sometimes ▁even ▁re - e vol ved ▁or ▁evol ved ▁separately , ▁in ▁different ▁bre eds ▁of ▁sp iders ▁since ▁its ▁first ▁appearance . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Spider ▁tax onomy ▁ ▁In sect ▁evolution ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Picture ▁of ▁sp ider ▁foss il ▁ ▁Dun lop , ▁J . ▁A ., ▁Pen ney , ▁D . ▁& ▁J ek el , ▁D . ▁( 2 0 1 6 ). ▁A ▁summary ▁list ▁of ▁foss il ▁sp iders ▁and ▁their ▁relatives . ▁World ▁Spider ▁Catalog . ▁Natural ▁History ▁Museum ▁Bern , ▁online ▁at ▁http :// w sc . nm be . ch , ▁version ▁ 1 6 . 5 . ▁ ▁Category : Sp iders ▁Sp iders <0x0A> </s> ▁R ust y ▁Long ▁is ▁an ▁expl orer , ▁journalist , ▁professional ▁big ▁wave ▁sur fer , ▁and ▁photograph er . ▁At ▁an ▁early ▁age , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Greg ▁Long ▁were ▁junior ▁lif egu ards ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁sur fers ▁in ▁their ▁h omet own ▁of ▁San ▁Clement e , ▁California . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁R ust y ' s ▁quest ▁for ▁big ▁waves ; ▁he ▁has ▁earned ▁the ▁reputation ▁as