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Sheet-web spider (1st of 2)

Sheet-web spider

The sheet-web spider does not have to raise its head and strike down at prey. It can grab prey trapped in a web by the sideways movement of its chelicerae (the appendages near its mouth).

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Photograph by Simon Pollard

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Simon Pollard. 'Spiders and other arachnids', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 15-Nov-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/spiders-and-other-arachnids/4/1/1