orb weaver
noun
: any of a family (Araneidae) of spiders that have eight similar eyes and typically spin a large elaborate wheel-shaped flat web and that includes large or brightly colored spiders (genera Aranea and Argiope) found in gardens
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Classified as orb weavers, the spiders catch prey using their giant, three-dimensional webs.
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024
Like the individual threads of a tapestry, each strand in an orb weaver spider’s web works to capture food.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Apr. 2023
The golden orb weaver under his microscope produces incredibly strong silk.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2023
Environment Science Learning more about the sticky glue that orb weaver spiders use to spin their webs could have wide scientific applications.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Apr. 2023
For example, some orb weaver spiders adorn their webs with silk decorations.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2018
The kidney garden spider is a green orb weaver with white and black markings along its back.
—Hunter Boyce, ajc, 7 July 2022
In a downstairs space, visitors get a close-up view of orb weaver spiders spinning intricate webs on metal frames.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2022
Most of the webs are from orb weaver spiders who spin a series of elaborate concentric circles.
—Cori Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 31 Oct. 2021
Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024
Like the individual threads of a tapestry, each strand in an orb weaver spider’s web works to capture food.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Apr. 2023
The golden orb weaver under his microscope produces incredibly strong silk.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2023
Environment Science Learning more about the sticky glue that orb weaver spiders use to spin their webs could have wide scientific applications.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Apr. 2023
For example, some orb weaver spiders adorn their webs with silk decorations.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2018
The kidney garden spider is a green orb weaver with white and black markings along its back.
—Hunter Boyce, ajc, 7 July 2022
In a downstairs space, visitors get a close-up view of orb weaver spiders spinning intricate webs on metal frames.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2022
Most of the webs are from orb weaver spiders who spin a series of elaborate concentric circles.
—Cori Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 31 Oct. 2021
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