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Record 1 1987-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
CONT

Some of the orb-weavers strengthen their webs by spinning a zigzag ribbon across the centre or below the hub. ... This ribbon has been termed the stabilimentum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • stabilimentum
DEF

traînée de débris de proie que l'araignée fixe verticalement à son piège, vers le bas, en partant du centre et parfois d'un peu plus haut. (...) Si la nature se montre avare et ne lui procure aucun matériel, [l'araignée] file un ruban de soie.

Spanish

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