I believe that arguments if intruder went or did not through the basement door could be ended with simple scientific proof of the time frame spiders are able to restore their web.
I`m not going to research it, and I do not have a friend biologist to ask. If somebody has the friend, it`s the way to end the argument.
But I want to tell the story about the spider and it`s web that happened in my real life, and it`s true.
Two months ago we have moved to the north of the state, following the job offer, and before this we have lived in the south of the state in the big old house ,located near the forest line, with a lot of trees. My car, old too, has been parked on the lot, away from the house or trees. Beginning last spring and through all summer, this year, every bloody morning, and I want to repeat every morning, without the exclusions, I came to my old car, and here it was- restored spider`s web on my right front rear view mirror and attached to the window of the car. Beautiful delicate work of lace of the invisible creature. Exact the same place. Every bloody morning I took the cloth and with the great regret removed this work of art. To see it next morning again. I asked husband-what the hell, how spider comes to my car every night, from what place? Husband suggested that tiny spider lived in the door of my old car, that it liked living there, and thus restored his web nightly, hoping I leave him alone. The job of destroying it`s web every morning was on my nerve, I feel very sad and sorry for the stubborn creature. Plus every morning this web reminded me about JB`s case, as if was not enough for my devotion in the late hours almost daily of reading and posting. We have moved, I left car behind for sale. I can not confirm that this spider would be doing his job at winter. And yet, I saw with my own eyes that spider is crazy stubborn unstoppable creature when it comes to it`s web.
I can not believe that in almost 20 years BPD could not prove or disprove the theory of restoring the web over night. Any biologist could have an answer.