Is there really a difference between a cob web and a spider web?

Is there really a difference between a cob web and a spider web?
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I thought they were just abandoned webs, too…. that have collected dust. I guess they could be just dust. Dust bunnies are sticky like cobwebs, but they don’t have that webby shape.
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