You think right: silk comes from the spinnerets, however they do use frass (poo) to improve their cobwebs.
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Good, that was on purpose.
You think right: silk comes from the spinnerets, however they do use frass (poo) to improve their cobwebs.
If you have ever got tangled in a cobweb, then yes.
Spider poop is called frass and it is often used to reinforce their webs (usually wet droplets).
Iirc hunting spiders tend to excrete more often dry pellets but may be misremembering.
Aliens are gonna have a field day with their translators.
I see your arachnid mutilation sex and raise it with my “your gonads? Now MY gonads” anglerfish “sex”.
More horrifying than fish? Sir I certainly doubt so.
Sure! Frass can be used for most insect excreta, but saying that someone’s full of frass sounds just right.
Maybe also a phrase like: “If you touch the cobwebs, you’ll get the frass”