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- In spider: Spider webs
…Uloboridae build a web of woolly (cribellate) ensnaring silk. One group within this family (genus Hyptiotes) weaves only a partial orb. 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…
Read More - In spider: Silk
…the cribellum, producing a characteristically woolly (cribellate) silk.
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