ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CRIBELLUM
New Latin, from Late Latin cribellum, diminutive of Latin cribrum a sieve.
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Fig. 22.1 (a) Cribellar thread of Miagrammopes animotus (Uloboridae; scale I 200
um; Opell 1990). (b) Spinning anatomy of Zosis geniculata (Uloboridae), showing
the cribellum situated anterior to the spinnerets (scale I 400 um; Opell 1993).
Wolfgang Nentwig Universität Bern, 2013
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Multicellular Animals: The Phylogenetic System of the Metazoa
The calamistrum combs out the silk from the spigots of the cribellum. - One pair of
coxal nephridia. The Mesothelae and the Mygalomorphae have each carried
over from the ground pattern of the Arachnida two pairs of coxal nephridia; the ...
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Encyclopedia of Entomology
called cribellate spiders, have a flattened spinning plate, called the cribellum,
positioned between the anterior lateral pair of spinnerets (Fig. 89). It is thought
that the cribellum and the colulus are homologous structures and both are
thought to ...
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The Orb-weaving Spiders of Canada and Alaska: ...
The other lineage of orb weavers comprises the so-called cribellates.
represented by the families Uloboridae and Deinopidae. These spiders possess
a conspicuous flat spinning plate, the cribellum. anterior to the spinnerets on the
underside ...
Charles D. Dondale, James H. Redner, 2003
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Common Spiders of North America
colulus A fleshy lobe, sometimes reduced to a pair of setae that represents a
nonfunctional cribellum. If present, it is located between the anterior spinnerets.
coxa (coxae) The first short segment ofthe leg, closest to the body. cribellate silk
web ...
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Southern African Spiders: An Identification Guide
Calamistrum A row of curved, toothed setae on the metatarsus of the fourth leg of
cribellate spiders, used to comb out silk from the cribellum Caput The 'head'
section of the carapace Carapace The hard shield covering the top of the ...
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Spiders--webs, Behavior, and Evolution
He suggested that all cribella and all orb webs were homologous as such, but
that the cribellum was a primitive feature for a large group of spiders, perhaps
even for all true spiders: And this again [that most adult male cribellate spiders
lack ...
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Receptaculitids: A Phylogenetic Debate on a Problematic ...
In Cyclocrinites spaskii from the Estonian Keila stage (DII), the distal portion of
the globellum is elaborated into a stellate or cribrosus structure— the cribellum (
see Nitecki and Spjeldnaes 1992). The branches have a distinct calcification of
the ...
Matthew H. Nitecki, Harry Mutvei, Doris V. Nitecki, 1999
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The Private Life of Spiders
The cribellum appears as a sieve-like plate and is present only in 'cribellate'
spiders. Dragline A line of silk attached for safety to the substrate. A spider may
quickly descend on a dragline and climb up again later. Electrostatic force The
force ...
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
C. grandis (Bramlette and Riedel) — Bramlette and Sullivan, 1961. C. solitus (
Bramlette and Sullivan, 1961). Coccolithus cribellum (Bramlette and Sullivan)—
Bramlette and Sullivan, 1961. C. formosus Kamptner— Kamptner, 1963. C.
staurion ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1983
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British Spider Spins Unusual Web
These spiders use an organ called the cribellum, lacking in most types of spider, to create ultrathin, puffy fibers. Prey insects typically become ... «Inside Science News Service, Mar 15»
Nanofibers Nature's Way
... interest to scientists and has inspired development of False colour SEM image of a small part of the cribellum spinning plate with its unique ... «ENGINEERING.com, Jan 15»
Garden spiders use electrostatic charged silk to catch unsuspecting …
The cribellum, particularly stood out. This ancient spinning organ is not found in many spiders. It consiss of one or two plates densely covered ... «ZME Science, Jan 15»
Wildfile: Southern house spider
The spiders build their web using a special organ called the cribellum, which is just in front of the spinnerets. The spider uses a brush on its ... «The News-Press, Oct 14»
Waynesboro Teen Makes it to National Spelling Bee Finals
The word means a group of arachnomorph spiders comprising those that lack a cribellum. Pereles says he's proud to be the 12th best speller in ... «NBC 29 News, May 14»
A day in the life of the mysterious odd-clawed spider Progradungula …
This term refers to the cribellum, a web producing organ which, unlike normal spinnerets, produces extremely fine fibers which are combed out ... «Eureka! Science News, Sep 13»
[Book Excerpt] Basic Spider Anatomy
This plate is called a cribellum (Figure 8, above). Spiders that have a cribellum also have a row or two rows of special curved hairs on the ... «PCT Magazine, May 12»
Here's looking at dew: spiders snare water from the air
... by the cribellate spider (Uloborus walckenaerius), which uses a little comb, or cribellum, to separate fibres and spin them into various kinds. «Independent, Feb 10»
Snapshot: Incy Wincy spider
A field of spigots is seen in this electron microscope close-up (a) of the Thaida peculiaris spider's silk-spinning organ, or cribellum. The spigots ... «Nature.com, Jul 08»
