A spider web or cobweb is a device built by a spider out of spider silk. The silk threads come from spinneret glands found at the spider's abdomen.

There are many types of spider web and spiders are sometimes known by the webs they weave. Not all spiders build webs to catch prey, and some do not build webs at all.

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