Spider toolkit

A Whistling Spider
A Whistling Spider (Selenocosmia crassipes) stridulating in a defensive pose. Photo: © R Morrison.

Discover the highly developed range of tools spiders use for sensing the world, catching and eating food, mating, and protecting themselves. Spiders also make the most versatile tool of all - silk.


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