orb-weaver
Circular web spinner
An orb-weaver is a spider that builds circular, wheel-shaped webs with radiating spokes and spiral threads—the classic spider web of children's drawings.
The family includes thousands of species worldwide.
Orb-weavers typically rebuild their webs daily, often consuming the old silk before spinning anew.
Interwoven filament structure
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- arachnidEight-legged wingless arthropod
- spinneretSilk-producing appendage
- spiralCurve winding around center
radial · sticky · capture · prey · insect · abdomen · cephalothorax · nocturnal
Forming a closed curve
- spiralCurve winding around center
- radialEmanating from center
- spokeCommunicated verbally
- hubCentral connection point
anchor · frame · sticky · geometry · symmetry · tension · repair · rebuild
Cultivated plant area
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- pest-controlManaging unwanted organisms
ecosystem · biodiversity · habitat · vegetation · shrub · tree · invertebrate · beneficial
web
Interwoven filament structure
spiral · radial · sticky · capture · prey · insect · abdomen · cephalothorax · nocturnal · golden silk
circular
Forming a closed curve
hub · anchor · frame · sticky · geometry · symmetry · tension · repair · rebuild · nightly
garden
Cultivated plant area
pest-control · ecosystem · biodiversity · habitat · vegetation · shrub · tree · invertebrate · beneficial · native
- arachnidsspider, spiders, arachnid, scorpion, scorpions
- spidersspiders, huntsman, tarantula, spider silk, spider webs
orb-weaverjumping spider
Arachnid that pounces on prey
wolf spider · trapdoor spider · wandering spider · funnel-web spider · ambush predator