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Spinneret facts for kids

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A spinneret is the part of a spider's body that makes its silk. Spiders have one, two, or three pairs of spinnerets. The spinnerets are usually close together.

Spider silk duct
Drawing of the gland inside a spinneret.
Agelenopsis pennsylvanica female PEM
The spinnerets of this Agelenopsis spider are easy to see.
AAurantiaV
The spinnerets of this Argiope aurantia spiral web weaver are very small and are close to its body.

Images for kids

  • Australian garden orb weaver spider spinneret

    The spinnerets of an Australian garden orb weaver spider.

  • Argiope bruennichi detail spinneret

    The compact spinnerets of Argiope bruennichi; placed ventrally below the posterior.

  • BarnSpiderSpinneret

    A barn spider encases her prey in silk emanating from her spinneret seen in the foreground.

  • Spinnerets

    Ventral aspect of spinnerets of spider species with unusually long spinnerets.

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