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  2. Evarcha culicivora - Wikipedia

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    E. culicivora is a jumping spider. Jumping spiders are hunters, who have little use for webs. [10] They actively hunt their prey, and therefore do not build a web to capture prey. [4] Instead, they make silk nests or shelters under leaves. [10] Their nests are built for protection and mating. [2]

  3. Ballooning (spider) - Wikipedia

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    Biologists also apply the term "balloon silk" to the threads that mechanically lift and drag systems. [further explanation needed] It is generally thought that most spiders heavier than 1 mg are unlikely to use ballooning. [14] Because many individuals die during ballooning, it is less likely that adults will balloon compared to spiderlings.

  4. Maevia inclemens - Wikipedia

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    The cephalothorax and abdomen are joined by a small, cylindrical pedicel, which allows the abdomen to move while spinning silk. [8]: 571-574 While most jumping spiders do not build webs to catch prey, they use silk for other purposes, [9] including molting and laying eggs. [10]: 495

  5. Spider silk - Wikipedia

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    All spiders produce silk, although some spiders do not make webs. Silk is tied to courtship and mating. Silk produced by females provides a transmission channel for male vibratory courtship signals, while webs and draglines provide a substrate for female sex pheromones. Observations of male spiders producing silk during sexual interactions are ...

  6. Jumping spider - Wikipedia

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    Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, [1] making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. [2] Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among arthropods and use it in courtship, hunting, and ...

  7. Spider behavior - Wikipedia

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    The web of a funnel-web spider Tegenaria duellica. Many spiders, but not all, build webs. Other spiders use a wide variety of methods to capture prey. Web: There are several recognised types of spider web. Spiral orb webs, associated primarily with the family Araneidae; Tangle webs or cobwebs, associated with the family Theridiidae; Funnel webs,

  8. Giant, flying Joro spiders make creepy arrival in ... - AOL

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    Joro spiders can create large webs that can be up to 10 feet wide. A Nephila clavata, a type of orb weaver spider native to Japan where it is called joro-gumo or joro spider, waits in its web for ...

  9. Spider web - Wikipedia

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    Spider web strands have been used for crosshairs or reticles in telescopes. [28] Development of technologies to mass-produce spider silk has led to the manufacturing of prototype military protection, wound dressings and other medical devices, and consumer goods. [29] [30] [31] Spider webs can be used as a single step catalyst to make ...