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orb-weaver

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Noun1.orb-weaver - spiders that spin orb websorb-weaver - spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distribution
Argiopidae, family Argiopidae
arthropod family - any of the arthropods
Araneae, Araneida, order Araneae, order Araneida - spiders
Argiope, genus Argiope - the type genus of Argiopidae; small genus of orb-weaving spiders
Aranea, Araneus, genus Aranea, genus Araneus - a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders
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Not so for a golden orb-weaver in Atheron, Australia: It nabbed a bird in a stealth attack.
Sneak attack by Klein, Andrew / Science World
Both modern orb-weaver spiders and comb-footed spiders spin this type of silk.
Oh, what a sticky web they wove by Science News
Direct-choice experiments would further resolve the question as to why some orb-weavers expend time and energy on web decoration.
Why do some spiders decorate their webs? by Davidson, Steve / Ecos
 
 
 
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