web spinner
noun
: an insect that spins a web
especially
: any of an order (Embioptera synonym Embiidina) of small slender gregarious insects with biting mouthparts that live in silken tunnels which they spin
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The third group, the Araneomorphae, includes 5500 jumping spiders, 4500 dwarf spiders, 2400 wolf spiders, and thousands of web spinners.
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Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 19 Oct. 2017
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Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 19 Oct. 2017
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“Web spinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/web%20spinner. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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