orb-weavers

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orb-weavers

spiders of the family Epeiridae; they contain poisonous substances in their body fluids and eggs and may cause illness in animals that eat them accidentally.

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No references found			Orb-weavers, from the genus Nephila (nef-i-lah), live in tropical environments, including the Southern United States, Central and South America, Africa, southern Asia, and Australia. Sneak attack by Klein, Andrew / Science World Direct-choice experiments would further resolve the question as to why some orb-weavers expend time and energy on web decoration. Why do some spiders decorate their webs? by Davidson, Steve / Ecos ``Here on the zoo grounds there's orb-weavers almost anyplace where there's space between bushes and branches. WEB SITE; PESTS POPULATE SOUTHLAND FOLLOWING EL NINO'S RAINS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)			orang-utan orange Orange Alert Orange Badge Orange Barrels Orange Book Orange Crystal Orange Cubes orange food Orange Foods Orange Haze Orange Metals & Chemicals Orange Micro Orange Mono Diet Orange Person Syndrome Orange Wedges orange1 orange2 Orangeophilia Oranges orangewood Orap OraQuick OraTest orb orb-weavers orbicular orbicular bone orbicular muscle of eye orbicular muscle of mouth orbicular zone orbiculare orbicularis ciliaris orbicularis oculi orbicularis oculi muscle orbicularis oris orbicularis oris muscle orbicularis palpebrarum orbicularis pupillary reflex orbiculus orbiculus ciliaris orbifloxacin orbit orbita orbital Orbital and Periorbital Cellulitis orbital aperture orbital cavity orbital cellulitis orbital fat orbital fissure			ORAU ORAUT Orava Orava Deep Drilling Project ORAW Oraz Nazarovich Orazmukhamedov Oraz Orazmukhamedov Orazgeldy Ersaryev Orazio de Gentileschi Orazio Gentileschi Orazio Lomi Orazio Lomi Gentileschi Orazmukhamedov, Oraz Orazmukhamedov, Oraz Nazarovich orb orb orb orb ORB core Orb disk ORB gateway Orb Weaver orb web orb webs orb-weaver Orb-weaver spider Orb-weaver spider Orb-weaver spider orb-weavers orb-weaving Orb-weaving spider Orba ORBAA ORBAE Orban No. 20 explorer Orban No. 20 explorer Orban No. 20 explorer Orban No. 20 explorer Orbaneja ORBAT Orbate Orbation ORBBP ORBC ORBCRE ORBD ORBD-NRC ORBD~NRC ORBDA orbed orbed orbed ORBEL Orbeli, Iosif Orbeli, Iosif Abgarovich Orbeli, Leon Orbeli, Leon Abgarovich Orbeliani, Grigol

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