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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.
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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
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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
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“Egg case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egg%20case. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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