spider web
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A spider web is a structure made of silk that a spider weaves to trap insects and other small creatures for food. Spider webs matter because they help spiders survive by providing an efficient way to catch the prey they need to eat.
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A classic circular web built by an orb-weaver spider Infographic illustrating the process of constructing an orb web
A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, cobweb or even just web (from the Middle English coppeweb) is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.