A spider wakes up and plays its web like a harp, attracting a pair of them; the female is trapped, and the male summons the cavalry, which arrives riding bees, riding butterflies to drop pepper bombs, firing champagne bottles, and ultimately setting the web on fire and catching the spider on flypaper when it falls.
An opening night audience at the New York Criterion burst into a storm of applause at its conclusion, and well the most unusual number deserved it.
Dozens of tremendously clever new drawings and original ideas are incorporated in this smart animated subject.
For basic idea, ingenious workmanship and effective sound and musical accompaniment it is hard to beat.
"[4] The short was released on December 19, 2006, on Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies, Volume Two.