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  2. Spider web - Wikipedia

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    Many spiders build webs specifically to trap and catch insects to eat. However, not all spiders catch their prey in webs, and some do not build webs at all. The term "spider web" is typically used to refer to a web that is apparently still in use (i.e., clean), whereas "cobweb" refers to a seemingly abandoned (i.e., dusty) web. [3]

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Scientists learned how spiders build webs using night ... - AOL

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    The post Scientists learned how spiders build webs using night vision and A.I. appeared first on BGR. Spiders can be exceptionally intriguing creatures. Whether we’re talking about megaspiders ...

  6. 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,

  7. Which Pennsylvania spiders are dangerous to humans? How ... - AOL

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    These spiders are brown in color with long legs attached to a body of roughly 9 millimeters in length, Penn State Extension writes. Brown recluse spiders sport three pairs of eyes arranged in a ...

  8. Orb-weaver spider - Wikipedia

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    Generally, towards evening, the spider consumes the old web, rests for about an hour, then spins a new web in the same general location. Thus, the webs of orb-weavers are generally free of the accumulation of detritus common to other species, such as black widow spiders. Some orb-weavers do not build webs at all.

  9. Jorō spiders, the mysterious arachnids invading the US ... - AOL

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    The spiders' remaining calm under stress could make them harder to identify when they make webs in cities, towns, buildings and human dwellings. How did the Jorō spider study work?