[GodGunsGuts]

“The discovery suggests that orb-shaped web spinning spiders existed far earlier than had been previously thought, at a time before flowering plants appeared on the planet and triggered an explosion in flying insects.”

Kind of a waste of time to set up a net and wait for insects before insects became a plentiful dinner item, don't you think?

[stormer]

As was pointed out earlier, not all flying insects require flowering plants, and a great many insects that cannot fly, jump. Orb weavers would have an advantage in capturing jumping insects.

[ElectricStrawberry]

Kind of a waste of time to set up a net and wait for insects before insects became a plentiful dinner item, don't you think

Plenty of flying insects ranging back to 300 million years.....long before flowers.

FAIL!

[count-your-change]

Where's the beef?!!! ahhh....wings?

“The impression is about three inches long and is imprinted on the flat side of a rock. The impression does not contain direct evidence of the insect having wings but Knecht and Benner say evidence suggests that it was a winged insect. According to Benner, the insect's anatomy and body plan are consistent with those of primitive flying insects. He also points out that “there are no walking tracks leading up to the body impression, indicating that it came from above.”

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081014134015.htm

Right. No wings so the insect flew on a set of “suggestions”.