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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Spider_webSpider web - Wikipedia

    A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, or cobweb (from the archaic word coppe, meaning "spider") is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.

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    • The Most Elaborate Spider Webs Ever Found in Nature | Reader's Digest
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  3. www.nationalgeographic.com › animals › articleSpiderwebs and spider silk, explained - National Geographic

    Sep 12, 2019 · Spiders spin webs out of silk, but they also use their threads as slingshots, submarines, and hang-gliders.

  4. www.nhm.ac.uk › discover › what-are-spider-webs-made-ofWhat are spider webs made of? And how? - Natural History Museum

    Learn about the different kinds of spider webs, the silk they are made of and how spiders spin them. Find out how spiders use silk for hunting, hiding, dispersing and more.

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  6. www.youtube.com › watchHow Spiders Make Webs - YouTube

    Jun 18, 2015 · The spider's web is one of nature's greatest engineering feats but how are they made? Find out in just 30 seconds with our simple explanation, complete with illustrations! ...more.

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  7. www.smithsonianmag.com › smithsonian-institution › askAsk Smithsonian: How Do Spiders Make Their Webs?

    Dec 3, 2015 · Learn about the amazing engineering and diversity of spider silk and web-building. Discover how spiders use their spinnerets, legs and silk glands to create different types of webs for offense and defense.

  8. www.britannica.com › animal › spider-arachnidSpider - Webs, Silk, Predators | Britannica

    May 29, 2024 · The spider, attached by a thread to vegetation, holds one thread from the tip of the hub until an insect brushes the web. The spider then alternately relaxes and tightens the thread, and the struggling victim becomes completely entangled. Tiny theridiosomatid spiders also control web tension.

  9. animals.howstuffworks.com › arachnids › spider5A Typical Spider Web - Spider Webs | HowStuffWorks

    A Typical Spider Web - Spider webs all begin with a single thread. See an animation of a spider building a spider web, learn about the parts of spider webs and find out how spiders catch prey.