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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proximal

Animals; Spiders

Pertaining to the inner end; closest to the body or point of attachment.

punctate

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Covered with tiny depressions.

recurved

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Curved as an arc having its ends behind its center.

reticulated

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Like network.

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 ...