Spiders

Spiders

Any arachnid of the order Araneae, having a body divided into a cephalothorax with eight legs, two poison fangs, and two feelers as well as an unsegmented abdomen with several spinnerets that produce the silk used to make nests, cocoons, or webs for trapping insects.

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Chelicerae

Animals; Spiders

The jaws, each one comprising a large basal part and a fang

Orb webs

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Most commonly depicted type of spider web: concentric spirals along a spoked frame.

Egg case

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Silk sac created by female spiders to protect their eggs.

Giant house spider

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The giant house spider is a member of the genus Tegenaria and is a close relative of both the domestic house spider and the infamous Hobo spider. The bite of this species does not pose a threat to ...