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  2. Deinopis - Wikipedia

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    Deinopis, also known as net-casting spiders, gladiator spiders and ogre-faced spiders, [2] is a genus of net-casting spiders that was first described by W. S. MacLeay in 1839. [3] Its distribution is widely tropical and subtropical. They catch their prey using a specially spun "net".

  3. Deinopis spinosa - Wikipedia

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    Deinopis spinosa, known generally as the ogrefaced spider or net-casting spider, is a species of ogrefaced spider in the family Deinopidae. It is found in the United States, St. Vincent, and Venezuela .

  4. Deinopidae - Wikipedia

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    Deinopidae, also known as net casting spiders, is a family of cribellate [1] spiders first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850. [2] It consists of stick-like elongated spiders that catch prey by stretching a web across their front legs before propelling themselves forward.

  5. Ogre-faced spider - Wikipedia

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    Pages for logged out editors learn more. Contributions; Talk; Ogre-faced spider

  6. Monster Bug Wars - Wikipedia

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    5. – Assassin bug vs. Ogre-faced spider 4. – Desert centipede vs. Desert trapdoor spider 3. – Giant rainforest mantis vs. Spiny leaf insect 2. – Green jumping spider vs. Long-jawed jumping spider 1. – Tree scorpion vs. Green ant

  7. Animal fiber - Wikipedia

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    It is also highly elastic, the silk of the ogre-faced spider can be stretched six times its original length without damage. As of 2005, there is no synthetic material in production that can match spider silk, but it is actively being sought by the U.S. military for such applications as body armor, parachutes and rope. [1]

  8. Mythical creatures in Burmese folklore - Wikipedia

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    Giant Spider of Pindaya - a giant spider which held 7 princesses captive in Pindaya region. Hybrids. Byala - Rakhine version of the Nawa Rupa. A creature with nine hybrid features. Kinnara, male and Kinnari, female - a hybrid of human and bird, often painted as humans with wings in clothing and headdresses; associated with the Shan and Kayah ...

  9. Araneomorphae - Wikipedia

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    They have fewer book lungs (when present) - usually one pair - and the females typically live one year. The Mygalomorphae have fangs that face towards the ground, and which are parallel to the long axis of the spider's body, thus they have only one orientation they can employ during prey capture. They have two pairs of book lungs, and the ...