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The Garden Spider

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A few of the words

SPIRAL
An orb-weaver's web is built in two passes: first the dry, non-sticky framework, then the sticky spiral laid from the outside inward toward the hub.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
VENOM
Garden spiders are venomous but pose no real danger to people, their venom is designed for immobilizing insects, not defense against larger creatures.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
MOLT
Spiders grow by molting, shedding their entire exoskeleton. A young garden spider may molt six or more times before reaching adult size.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
SIGNAL
The zigzag band woven into the center of many orb-weaver webs, called a stabilimentum, is thought to act as a visual signal to birds, helping them avoid flying through the web.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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Garden spider word search, free to play with no sign-up. Silk and dew, a spiral strung between the stems on a cool morning.

About The Garden Spider

The garden spider, Argiope aurantia, the bold yellow-and-black orb-weaver, is one of the most familiar architects in the backyard world. Each evening she repairs or entirely rebuilds her orb web, anchoring radial spokes to grass stems and fence posts before laying down the sticky spiral that catches the light like a string of tiny jewels. By morning, a thread of dew traces every line, turning the whole structure into something closer to lace than a trap.

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