Why do crab spiders even have spinnerets?

[SalticusScenicusStar]

Why do crab spiders have spinnerets? I've never seen any of them ever use silk. So what's the point of crab spiders having spinnerets?

 

[BoyFromLA]

So that it can make an egg sac?

 

[SalticusScenicusStar]

Oh.

 

[schmiggle]

Do they not use them to catch themselves from falling?

 

[Biollantefan54]

I’ve seen crab spiders frequently use them to drop down from leaves, to create shelters to hide in, molt, lay egg sacks, they use silk quite a bit

 

[viper69]

Why do crab spiders have spinnerets? I've never seen any of them ever use silk. So what's the point of crab spiders having spinnerets?

for all the reasons a spider uses silk, I’ve them use it a lot

 

[ForTW]

Secure line, Egg sac, sperm web, molting, convert food

 

[8 legged]

...and even if you hardly see them, if you take a closer look you will find orientation lines everywhere!

 

[egyptiancrow]

dont worry my man, the other day i forgot garter snakes give live birth and panicked thinking i needed an incubator for like 2 hours.

spiders use silk for so many things, its wild. look up the net casting spider sometime.

 

[AphonopelmaTX]

Crab spiders have spinnerets because they are spiders. Without spinnerets and the ability to produce silk, they would be another type of arachnid.

 

[The Snark]

One reason why many hunting spiders have spinnerets. Acts like a drogue chute to correct both trajectory and aim.

 

[SalticusScenicusStar]

Oh..... The information was helpful. Thanks!

 

[The Snark]

Crab spiders have spinnerets because they are spiders. Without spinnerets and the ability to produce silk, they would be another type of arachnid.

Pragmatist. It was easy to suspect Karen had spinnerets, along with six extremities hidden somewhere. More notches on her headboard before she graduated highschool than the average Partiain hooker chalks up in a year.