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Bolas spider A bolas spider (Mastophora phrynosoma) hunting prey with a sticky droplet at the end of a silk thread.

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Spiders (order Araneae) are a group of arachnids that includes more than 50,000 species known to science. All spiders are predators, feeding almost entirely on other arthropods, especially insects. Some spiders are active hunters that chase and overpower their prey, while others weave silk snares, webs, or burrows to capture prey. This is a list of notable spiders grouped by infraorder (or suborder) and arranged alphabetically.

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