web spinning
Spider's silk work
Web spinning is the process by which spiders produce silk threads and construct webs, using specialized glands called spinnerets.
The term extends to any similar creation of intricate networks: The CEO's web spinning connected subsidiaries across twelve countries.
In a negative sense, web spinning can describe elaborate deception or manipulation—weaving complex lies or schemes.
- spiderWeb-spinning arachnid
- spider webSilk structure catching insects
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- silk threadFiber from silkworm cocoons
- threadsTwisted fiber strands
cocoon · spinnerets · gossamer · orb · strand · loom · weave · sticky · trap · catching flies · dew · morning dew · intricate · delicate · anchor · spiral · prey · arachnid
- predator behaviorshunting, stalking, pouncing, ambush, chasing
- animal adaptationscamouflage, filter feeding, thick fur, blubber, gills
- nocturnal activitynight vision, night feeding, prowling, stalking, night flying
- predator traitssharp teeth, sharp claws, fangs, claws, talons
- insect behaviorsforaging, mating, flight, flying, crawling
- arachnidsspider, spiders, arachnid, scorpion, scorpions
hunting strategy
web spinningstalking
Stealthy, persistent pursuit
pack hunting · grazing · scavenging · pouncing · foraging
webs, webbed, webbing, spin, spins, spun, spinner, spinners, spinning