"silk threads"

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7 Feb 2026

A St. Andrew's cross spider uses a large web in open areas to trap flying insects in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on February 7, 2026.

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#13282974

7 Feb 2026

A St. Andrew's cross spider uses a large web in open areas to trap flying insects in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on February 7, 2026.

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#12584402

25 Jul 2025

A large orb-weaving spider, Argiope aetherea, is seen on its web in a forest near Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 25, 2025. The species, part of the Araneidae family, uses silk threads with glue droplets to trap prey. The spider injects venom to paralyze its catch, which may help preserve it for later consumption.

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#12584404

25 Jul 2025

A large orb-weaving spider, Argiope aetherea, is seen on its web in a forest near Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 25, 2025. The species, part of the Araneidae family, uses silk threads with glue droplets to trap prey. The spider injects venom to paralyze its catch, which may help preserve it for later consumption.

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#12584407

25 Jul 2025

A large orb-weaving spider, Argiope aetherea, is seen on its web in a forest near Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 25, 2025. The species, part of the Araneidae family, uses silk threads with glue droplets to trap prey. The spider injects venom to paralyze its catch, which may help preserve it for later consumption.

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#12584409

25 Jul 2025

A large orb-weaving spider, Argiope aetherea, is seen on its web in a forest near Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 25, 2025. The species, part of the Araneidae family, uses silk threads with glue droplets to trap prey. The spider injects venom to paralyze its catch, which may help preserve it for later consumption.

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#10892579

5 Jan 2024

Egyptian embroiderer Ahmed Shawqi Othman Al-Qasabji, who comes from a family traditionally responsible for creating the kiswa, is stitching a verse from the Holy Qur'an with gold threads onto an exact copy of the sacred fabric that covers the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia. He is working from his workshop exhibition in the Hussein district of Islamic Cairo, Egypt, on January 5, 2024.

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#10892580

5 Jan 2024

Egyptian embroiderer Ahmed Shawqi Othman Al-Qasabji, who comes from a family traditionally responsible for creating the kiswa, is stitching a verse from the Holy Qur'an with gold threads onto an exact copy of the sacred fabric that covers the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia. He is working from his workshop exhibition in the Hussein district of Islamic Cairo, Egypt, on January 5, 2024.

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#10892581

5 Jan 2024

Egyptian embroiderer Ahmed Shawqi Othman Al-Qasabji, who comes from a family traditionally responsible for creating the kiswa, is stitching a verse from the Holy Qur'an with gold threads onto an exact copy of the sacred fabric that covers the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia. He is working from his workshop exhibition in the Hussein district of Islamic Cairo, Egypt, on January 5, 2024.

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#10892582

5 Jan 2024

Egyptian embroiderer Ahmed Shawqi Othman Al-Qasabji, who comes from a family traditionally responsible for creating the kiswa, is stitching a verse from the Holy Qur'an with gold threads onto an exact copy of the sacred fabric that covers the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia. He is working from his workshop exhibition in the Hussein district of Islamic Cairo, Egypt, on January 5, 2024.

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#10892583

5 Jan 2024

Egyptian embroiderer Ahmed Shawqi Othman Al-Qasabji, who comes from a family traditionally responsible for creating the kiswa, is stitching a verse from the Holy Qur'an with gold threads onto an exact copy of the sacred fabric that covers the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia. He is working from his workshop exhibition in the Hussein district of Islamic Cairo, Egypt, on January 5, 2024.

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#10892584

5 Jan 2024

Egyptian embroiderer Ahmed Shawqi Othman Al-Qasabji, who comes from a family traditionally responsible for creating the kiswa, is stitching a verse from the Holy Qur'an with gold threads onto an exact copy of the sacred fabric that covers the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia. He is working from his workshop exhibition in the Hussein district of Islamic Cairo, Egypt, on January 5, 2024.

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#10892585

5 Jan 2024

Egyptian embroiderer Ahmed Shawqi Othman Al-Qasabji, who comes from a family traditionally responsible for creating the kiswa, is stitching a verse from the Holy Qur'an with gold threads onto an exact copy of the sacred fabric that covers the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia. He is working from his workshop exhibition in the Hussein district of Islamic Cairo, Egypt, on January 5, 2024.

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#10892586

5 Jan 2024

Egyptian embroiderer Ahmed Shawqi Othman Al-Qasabji, who comes from a family traditionally responsible for creating the kiswa, is stitching a verse from the Holy Qur'an with gold threads onto an exact copy of the sacred fabric that covers the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia. He is working from his workshop exhibition in the Hussein district of Islamic Cairo, Egypt, on January 5, 2024.

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#10892589

5 Jan 2024

Egyptian embroiderer Ahmed Shawqi Othman Al-Qasabji, who comes from a family traditionally responsible for creating the kiswa, is stitching a verse from the Holy Qur'an with gold threads onto an exact copy of the sacred fabric that covers the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia. He is working from his workshop exhibition in the Hussein district of Islamic Cairo, Egypt, on January 5, 2024.

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#10892593

5 Jan 2024

Egyptian embroiderer Ahmed Shawqi Othman Al-Qasabji, who comes from a family traditionally responsible for creating the kiswa, is stitching a verse from the Holy Qur'an with gold threads onto an exact copy of the sacred fabric that covers the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia. He is working from his workshop exhibition in the Hussein district of Islamic Cairo, Egypt, on January 5, 2024.

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