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11 Cards in this Set
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Trap (n) |
a device or hole for catching animals or people and preventing their escape |
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Ensnare (v) |
to catch or get control of something or someone |
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Cocoon (n) |
the covering made of soft, smooth threads that surrounds and protects particular insects during the pupa stage as they develop into adult form |
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Setae (n) |
bristle like hairs on the tips of their legs |
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Arachnid (n) |
any of a group of small animals, similar to insects but with four pairs of legs, that include spiders, scorpions, ticks, and mites |
like insects |
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Adhesive (adj) |
sticky |
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Scaffolding (n) |
a structure of metal poles and wooden boards put against a building for workers to stand on when they want to reach the higher parts of the building |
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Tarsus (n) |
the seventh bones that form the ankle joint |
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Maneuvering (n) |
the action of moving, or of moving something, with skill and care |
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Arachnologist (n) |
a person who specializes in the study of spiders and other arachnids |
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Repel (v) |
to force something or someone to move away or stop attacking you |
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