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All spiders spin webs.
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Is it true that all spiders spin webs?
No. A museum myth-debunking page states that only about half of known spider species catch prey using webs, and a peer-reviewed paper notes jumping spiders do not rely on webs to capture prey. Other sources add that tarantulas do not spin prey-catching webs.
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Myth: All spiders make webs | Burke Museum. (n.d.). burkemuseum.org. https://www.burkemuseum.org/collections-and-research/biology/arachnology-and-entomology/spider-myths/myth-all-spiders-make-webs
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Wikibooks: Wikijunior:Bugs/Spider. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior:Bugs/Spider
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Chen, A., Kim, K., & Shamble, P. S. (2021). Rapid mid-jump production of high-performance silk by jumping spiders.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.09.053
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