female spider

collocation in English

meaningsoffemaleandspider

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female
adjective
uk
/ˈfiː.meɪl/us
/ˈfiː.meɪl/
belonging or relating to the sex that can give birth to young or ...
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spider
noun[C]
uk
/ˈspaɪ.dər/us
/ˈspaɪ.dɚ/
a small creature with eight thin legs that catches insects in a web (= a net made from ...
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(Definition offemaleandspiderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In most species, only thefemalespideris capable of effectively delivering the venom to humans as the males have much smaller chelicera.
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Thefemalespiderclosely resembles these as she dangles nearby.
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This retreat is used by thefemalespiderto secrete its egg sac.
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Thefemalespiderlays between 30 and 70 eggs in her bell.
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Thefemalespiderwill sometimes attempt to eat the male after mating.
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Bloom then gives the bully tainted money, upon which he has secretly placed trace amounts offemalespiderpheromones.
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Thefemalespiderdespite knowing that the piece of paper does not contain her eggs, she takes it to her chest.
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Thefemalespidereater lays eggs in the paralyzed bodies of prey, to give the newborns something to eat the moment they hatch.
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The largerfemalespideris responsible for almost all cases of redback spider bites.
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Thefemalespiderlays between 600 to 800 eggs in her life span of 2 to 3 months.
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A new colony can be started by a singlefemalespider, a group of immatures or by a group of adults and juveniles.
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Male andfemalespiderdo not live together as a family therefore there can't be a question of family mansion.
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The primary factor in successful subsequent copulation lies in the tactile communication between the male andfemalespiderthat results in female acceptance of the male.
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Autumn is the mating season, when the male spiders will seek out afemalespiderand enter her burrow where they live together until the male dies soon after mating.
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Female spiders can grow to be over 6 cm in legspan.
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The venom is identical in male and female spiders, but females can have almost twice the concentration of toxins.
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