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  2. Spider web - Wikipedia

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    A classic circular form spider's web Infographic illustrating the process of constructing an orb web. A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, or cobweb (from the archaic word coppe, meaning 'spider') [1] is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.

  3. Spider anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Spiders also have several adaptations that distinguish them from other arachnids. All spiders are capable of producing silk of various types, which many species use to build webs to ensnare prey. Most spiders possess venom, which is injected into prey (or defensively, when the spider feels threatened) through the fangs of the chelicerae. Male ...

  4. Spider - Wikipedia

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    In addition to preserving spiders' anatomy in very fine detail, pieces of amber show spiders mating, killing prey, producing silk and possibly caring for their young. In a few cases, amber has preserved spiders' egg sacs and webs, occasionally with prey attached; [93] the oldest fossil web found so far is 100 million years old. [94]

  5. Spinneret - Wikipedia

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    A spinneret is a silk-spinning organ of a spider or the larva of an insect. Some adult insects also have spinnerets, such as those borne on the forelegs of Embioptera. [1] Spinnerets are usually on the underside of a spider's opisthosoma, and are typically segmented. [2] [3] While most spiders have six spinnerets, some have two, four, or eight. [4]

  6. Spider silk - Wikipedia

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    Schematic of the spider's orb web, structural modules, and spider silk structure. [15] On the left is shown a schematic drawing of an orb web. The red lines represent the dragline, radial line, and frame lines. The blue lines represent the spiral line, and the centre of the orb web is called the "hub".

  7. Glossary of spider terms - Wikipedia

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    The underside and head of a female ecribellate entelegyne spider. Abdomen or opisthosoma: One of the two main body parts (), located towards the posterior end; see also Abdomen § Other animals

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  9. Category:Spider anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Category: Spider anatomy. 11 languages. ... Spider web This page was last edited on 24 January 2019, at 21:53 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...