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Spiders produce many types of silk, each adapted for a particular purpose, such as anchoring webs, egg cases, trapping fibers, and prey immobilization.—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 In the Northeast and Upper Midwest, go on a search-and-destroy mission through the garden, inspecting tree branches, patio furniture and other surfaces for the egg cases of spongy moths.—Jessica Damiano, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2024 Perhaps their most striking difference is their egg cases, or the silk bag female spiders wrap their eggs in.—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024 For a moment last year, those promises no longer seemed to hold up: The egg case at my local supermarket in New York City was stripped bare.—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 11 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for egg case
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