Vast Weavers

Vast weavers are gigantic orb-weaver spiders which populate the inland forests of every continent in the Second Carboniferous.

Description
Vast weavers are a polyphyletic group consisting of many assorted representatives from different species. They are large stationary predators that build intricate, distinctive webs to catch airborne prey. Post-Anthropocene orb-weavers relied on a steady supply of microfauna such as springtails, mites, and plastic insects for food. Unlike salticids they did not evolve sapience and have largely the same physiology as their modern ancestors, only magnified in size.

Ranging from two to six feet in body length, vast weavers are among the largest terrestrial invertebrates of the Second Carboniferous.

Role in Salticid Society
Vast weavers are the prey of choice for most salticids, which convergently evolved specialized skills for coaxing orb-weavers into striking range. As salticids evolved social organization, they nearly universally began farming vast weavers, which are largely sedentary animals. Their domesticated counterpart is the livestock spider.