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Witness an orb-weaving spider using silk wrappings to immobilize grasshopper prey
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Witness an orb-weaving spider using silk wrappings to immobilize grasshopper prey
A black-and-yellow argiope (Argiope aurantia) capturing a grasshopper in...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Behold the multitude of Amazonian arthropods including spiders, scorpions, beetles, and mantids
Among the arthropods of the Amazon Rainforest are spiders (including orb weavers...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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golden garden spider
Golden garden spider (Argiope aurantia), an orb weaver.
John H. Gerard/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
garden spider
Garden spider (Araneus diadematus).
© Artush—iStock/Getty Images
garden spider
Garden spider (Araneus diadematus).
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