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spider web ![click to hear : spider web click to hear : spider web](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Network of silk threads woven by a spider; it solidifies in the air.
anchor point ![click to hear : anchor point click to hear : anchor point](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Place where the spider affixes the web’s support threads.
support thread ![click to hear : support thread click to hear : support thread](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Terminal end of a radial thread between the last spiral and the anchor point.
radial thread ![click to hear : radial thread click to hear : radial thread](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Each of the threads that join one anchor point to the center of the web.
spiral thread ![click to hear : spiral thread click to hear : spiral thread](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Silk thread forming circles and joining the radial threads to strengthen them.
hub ![click to hear : hub click to hear : hub](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Silk thread forming circles around the center and acting as the juncture point of the radii to strengthen the web.