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Most spinnerets are not simple structures with a single orifice producing a single thread, but complex structures of many microscopic spigots, each producing one filament. This produces the necessary orientation of the protein molecules, without which the silk would be weak and useless. Spigots can
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be singular or found in groups, which also permits spiders to combine multiple filaments in different ways to produce many kinds of silk for various purposes. Spinneret
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of a specimen and the specific morphology of a spigot can determine its use as well. For example, flagelliform spigot is unique to
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weave silken galleries for protection from predators and the elements while foraging and breeding.
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A barn spider encases her prey in silk emanating from her spinneret seen in the foreground.
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Observations suggesting that there might be silk-producing organs on the feet of the zebra
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has especially prominent spinnerets that extend out of the end of their abdomen.
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Ventral aspect of spinnerets of spider species with unusually long spinnerets.
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This article is about the spider or insect organ. For other uses, see
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of spiders use silk extruded from spinnerets to build
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Index

Spinnerets
Spinneret (disambiguation)

Australian garden orb weaver spider

Phidippus adumbratus
silk
organ
spider
larva
insect
Embioptera
opisthosoma
morphology
arachnologists
taxon
Araneoidea
Agelenopsis aperta
species
webs
ballooning
silkworms
cocoon
metamorphosis
web spinners
tarantula
Aphonopelma seemanni
The compact spinnerets of Argiope bruennichi; placed ventrally below the posterior.
Argiope bruennichi
A barn spider encases her prey in silk emanating from her spinneret seen in the foreground.

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