orb weaver

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Plant Fibers
... comes from the silk strands of a spider's web, specifically orb weaver spiders of the genus Nephila (family Araneidae). The golden silk spider ( ... to stop blood flow from an injury. The silk of golden orb spiders is almost as strong as Kevlar, the strongest synthetic fiber ... one meter in diameter. This species is also called the golden orb spider because of the golden tinge of the silken web. This ...
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Lab Manual Exercise #10B
... to Thomas Eisner (For Love of Insects, 2003), ambush bugs caught in the webs of orb weaver spiders (Argiope aurantia) actually killed their capters by biting the spiders in their legs. See ...
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Rob's plants - spiders
... I gave her a new home in our garden. The Venusta orchard orb weaver (Leucauge venusta) is smaller than the ones above. The bright coloration, ... we found ours in the orchard area of our garden. This funnel web weaver (Agelenopsis sp.) had made its web in a crevice of our kids ... sizes, both tiny. dustin richcreek Sep 27, 2006 I found a golden orb weaver fully grown out side of my school and I dont know ...
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