webspinner

Eight-legged trap maker

Webspinners are small, slender insects that spin silk from glands in their front legs—unusual among insects, which typically produce silk from mouthparts or abdomens.

They live in colonies within silken tunnels on tree bark, leaf litter, or soil.

The order Embioptera contains several hundred species found mostly in tropical regions.

The name also applies to spiders or anyone who spins webs, literal or figurative: a webspinner of political intrigue.

spider

orb-weaver

Spider building circular webs

spinneretsSilk-extruding spider organs
trapDevice for catching animals
snareDevice for catching prey

radial · spiral · dragline · sticky · prey · arachnid

insect

colonial

Of occupied territories

gallerySpace for displaying artwork
tunnelEnclosed underground route
gregariousFond of companionship

nocturnal · cryptic · tropical · subtropical · wingless · maternal · soft-bodied · entomology

storyteller

narrator

One who tells events

fabulistMoral tale composer
raconteurSkilled storyteller
mythmakerInventor of legends

intrigue · suspense · narrative · fiction · embellisher · deceiver · schemer · manipulator · conspiracy · elaborate

webspinner

orb-weaver

colonial

narrator

webspinner

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