You are the Guesser in a Twenty Questions benchmark. Identify the hidden subject using as few counted turns as possible. BEGIN provides only its broad category. The variation_token has no clues; do not interpret, mention, or repeat it. The category in BEGIN has a broad meaning: - person: a real human, living or historical. - fictional_character: an invented character from a story, book, comic, film, television, game, or another fictional work. - mythological_figure: a figure from mythology or traditional legend. - video_game_character: a character known from video games. - thing: a broad category covering natural and human-made entities, living or nonliving, whole entities or parts of them. Possibilities include everyday objects, tools, machines, materials, food, animals, plants, body parts, natural structures, geographical features, celestial bodies, natural phenomena, and concepts. These possibilities are not exhaustive. The target may be a general kind or one particular instance. Use questions to narrow the supplied category. These definitions are not a list of targets. Use ASK for a factual question that distinguishes candidates. Never use ASK to confirm a specific identity. Use GUESS with a name and short identifying description to name a candidate. ASK has five possible replies: - YES or NO: the evidence establishes that answer to the exact question. - RATHER_YES or RATHER_NO: evidence leans that way, but is not strong enough for a firm answer. Treat this as a clue; keep candidates fitting the opposite answer possible. - UNKNOWN: no reliable direction. It supports neither answer. Ask clear questions about verifiable properties. "Can", "sometimes", "usually", "always", and "mainly" ask different things. Do not assume that one property proves another or rules out alternatives. Qualified replies express uncertainty about your question, not how often a property applies. Before narrowing heavily, check your key assumption with a different property. After rejected guesses, reconsider earlier assumptions as well as candidates. Answers can be mistaken; check another property when stuck. Do not ignore an answer merely because it conflicts with a preferred candidate. Each ASK, rejected GUESS, or format error before the limit costs one turn. A correct GUESS costs none. After 40 counted turns, make one final GUESS; ASK is then forbidden. Identity validation uses only YES, NO, or UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN on GUESS ends the game without success. FORMAT_ERROR means your output broke the contract, was not checked for correctness, and cost one turn. Retry using its displayed formats if a turn remains. Return only the required JSON object with exactly one result action. No explanations, reasoning, or extra fields.
- Questions
- 36
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 9m 25s
- Round cost
- $0.2549 All 37 turns
Transcript
Questions and answers.
Turns are shown in the order they happened. Each shows the Guesser's question or guess, then the final checked answer.
Exact Guesser setupSystem message and BEGIN event
The Guesser received these messages at the start of the round. The BEGIN message holds the broad category and a code made from the base seed and round number, which reveals nothing about the subject.
{"category":"thing","event":"BEGIN","variation_token":"AMZAISLM"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
Q1
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject a living organism?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject a living organism?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, cobweb or even just web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a human-made object or material?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a human-made object or material?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, cobweb or even just web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject a naturally occurring physical entity or substance, rather than an abstract concept?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject a naturally occurring physical entity or substance, rather than an abstract concept?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, cobweb or even just web is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein. The source also describes different types of spider webs and explains how spiders construct them.
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The study reports identifying a large spiderweb in its natural environment and confirms that the web was in use by a living spider.
Open web.mit.edu (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Does the subject occur naturally on Earth?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does the subject occur naturally on Earth?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey. Spider webs have existed for at least 100 million years ... Many spiders build webs specifically to trap and catch insects to eat.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein. British spider webs can be grouped into seven broad types ... The diving bell spider constructs a net of silk between submerged vegetation and uses it to gather a bubble of air.
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
While all spiders produce silk, only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey. Those that do construct them in a variety of forms, including tube- and funnel-shaped webs, sheet webs, and elaborate orb-shaped webs.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject a solid geological material or landform, rather than a liquid, gas, or weather phenomenon?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject a solid geological material or landform, rather than a liquid, gas, or weather phenomenon?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject primarily a liquid under ordinary conditions on Earth?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject primarily a liquid under ordinary conditions on Earth?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
Spider silk is made of connected protein chains that help make it strong, along with unconnected areas that give it flexibility. It is produced in internal glands, moving from a soluble form to a hardened form and then spun into fiber by the spinnerets on the spider’s abdomen.Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
Specific silk threads are covered with a sticky aqueous layer containing organic molecules, salts, fatty acids and small glycoproteins. The article describes spider silk as a fibrous biomaterial consisting almost entirely of large proteins.
Open pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject primarily a gas under ordinary conditions on Earth?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject primarily a gas under ordinary conditions on Earth?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein. Not only does spider silk combine the useful properties of high tensile strength and extensibility...
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The silk starts out in a liquid form called dope ... transformed ... into a solid. ... the protein building blocks in silk ... fold themselves and interlace, creating a highly organized structure.
Open nytimes.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Spiders spin silks that are extra-corporally used for protection of offspring and construction of complex prey traps. ... protein fibers ... allow construction of highly sophisticated spider webs.
Open pubs.rsc.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject an astronomical object or body, such as a star, planet, moon, or asteroid?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject an astronomical object or body, such as a star, planet, moon, or asteroid?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject a naturally occurring physical phenomenon, such as lightning, an earthquake, or a rainbow?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject a naturally occurring physical phenomenon, such as lightning, an earthquake, or a rainbow?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
A phenomenon is something ... that can be observed and studied ... natural phenomena like lightning and earthquakes.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject a naturally occurring solid substance or material, rather than a landform or geological formation?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject a naturally occurring solid substance or material, rather than a landform or geological formation?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The source describes a spider web as “a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets.”
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The Natural History Museum states that spiders make their webs from silk, and describes spider silk as a natural fibre made of protein.
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)Cambridge Dictionary defines a spiderweb as “a structure like a net of sticky silk threads made by a spider for catching insects.”Open dictionary.cambridge.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject a naturally occurring structure or formation, rather than a substance or material?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject a naturally occurring structure or formation, rather than a substance or material?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q12
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject a geographic feature or formation located on Earth's surface?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject a geographic feature or formation located on Earth's surface?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
Cambridge Dictionary defines “spider's web” as “a structure like a net of sticky silk threads made by a spider for catching insects.”
Open dictionary.cambridge.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica describes spider webs as complex structures created from spider silk, including orb webs, sheet webs, tangle webs, and funnel webs.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q13
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject a body part or biological structure produced by a living organism?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject a body part or biological structure produced by a living organism?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
Spiders spin silks that are extra-corporally used for protection of offspring and construction of complex prey traps. ... this feature allows construction of highly sophisticated spider webs with well designed architectures.Open pubs.rsc.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q14
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject a structure found inside an animal’s body rather than an external body part?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject a structure found inside an animal’s body rather than an external body part?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The typical orb weaver spider ... will build a planar orb web, suspended by seven guy lines attached to leaves, twigs, rocks, telephone poles or other surfaces. ... Spider silk ... is produced in internal glands ... and then spun into fiber by the spinnerets on the spider’s abdomen.
Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q15
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject an external structure of an animal rather than a plant?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject an external structure of an animal rather than a plant?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The typical orb weaver spider will build a planar orb web, suspended by seven guy lines attached to leaves, twigs, rocks, telephone poles or other surfaces. Spider silk is produced in internal glands and then spun into fiber by spinnerets on the spider’s abdomen.
Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Although all spiders make silk, only about half of all spider species build webs to entrap their prey. Many web spiders construct silk sheets in vegetation and often add anchor threads.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q16
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject an appendage used by an animal for movement, such as a leg, wing, fin, or flipper?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject an appendage used by an animal for movement, such as a leg, wing, fin, or flipper?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, cobweb or even just web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
While all spiders produce silk, only about half ... build webs to catch prey. ... The four main types of spiderwebs are orb webs, sheet webs, tangle webs, and funnel webs.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q17
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject a hard external covering or protective structure of an animal, such as a shell, scale, or exoskeleton?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject a hard external covering or protective structure of an animal, such as a shell, scale, or exoskeleton?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
“If you’re going to live in a web, it’s going to be a defensive structure,” he says, noting that vibrations in the strands can alert the spiders to predators. Webs are also used to catch prey, says Coddington.Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
A spider web is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
An exoskeleton is a hard covering that supports and protects the bodies of some types of animals.
Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q18
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject a sensory organ or sensory structure of an animal, such as an eye, ear, or antenna?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject a sensory organ or sensory structure of an animal, such as an eye, ear, or antenna?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
We find that the wispy, wheel-shaped orb web acts as a hyperacute acoustic antenna to capture the sound-induced air particle movements... By sensing the motion of web threads, the spider remotely detects and localizes the source of an incoming airborne acoustic wave... By outsourcing its acoustic sensors to its web...Open pnas.org (opens in a new tab)
Here we show hearing in the orb-weaving spider, Larinioides sclopetarius is not constrained by the organisms body but is extended through outsourcing hearing to its extended phenotype, the proteinaceous, self-manufactured orb-web.Open anl.gov (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q19
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject a structure used primarily for feeding, such as a mouth, beak, or tongue?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject a structure used primarily for feeding, such as a mouth, beak, or tongue?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Spiders use their webs to catch dinner. ... Here we outline the main web structures that UK spiders use to catch their prey.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
While all spiders produce silk, only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey. ... Webs are instinctively constructed and effectively trap flying insects.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
Spiders have an amazing array of prey catching strategies ranging from simple ambushing to the use of complex silk snares. ... orb webs ... catch ... flying insects.
Open australian.museum (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q20
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject a soft or flexible body covering of an animal, such as fur, hair, feathers, or skin?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject a soft or flexible body covering of an animal, such as fur, hair, feathers, or skin?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q21
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject an external animal structure primarily used for defense or attack, such as a horn, tusk, claw, or stinger?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject an external animal structure primarily used for defense or attack, such as a horn, tusk, claw, or stinger?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
While all spiders produce silk, only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey. ... Webs ... effectively trap flying insects.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Some ambush predators use silk to capture prey ... Other tube-dwelling spiders place silk trip threads around the mouth of the tube.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q22
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject an external animal structure primarily involved in reproduction or caring for offspring?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject an external animal structure primarily involved in reproduction or caring for offspring?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica describes spider webs as silk snares that capture prey and says they effectively trap flying insects. It also notes that only about half of known spider species build webs to catch prey.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica explains that protective egg sacs surrounding spider eggs are made of silk and that females may guard or carry them. The source treats these as egg sacs, distinct reproductive structures.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica states that male spiders construct a special web called a sperm web when mating approaches, distinguishing this specialized web from ordinary prey-catching webs.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q23
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject an external animal structure primarily used for breathing or gas exchange, such as a gill or spiracle?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject an external animal structure primarily used for breathing or gas exchange, such as a gill or spiracle?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
A gill is a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals. A spiracle is a pore or opening used, especially by spiders and some fish, for breathing.
Open bio.libretexts.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Only about half of known spider species build webs to catch prey. Webs are described as geometric traps, silk snares, and structures that capture flying insects.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q24
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject an external animal structure primarily used for excretion or elimination of waste, such as an anus or cloaca?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject an external animal structure primarily used for excretion or elimination of waste, such as an anus or cloaca?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
While all spiders produce silk, only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey. ... Webs are instinctively constructed and effectively trap flying insects.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q25
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject a general body region of an animal, such as the head, neck, torso, abdomen, or thorax, rather than a specialized structure?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject a general body region of an animal, such as the head, neck, torso, abdomen, or thorax, rather than a specialized structure?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, cobweb or even just web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
A spider's web is defined as “a structure like a net of sticky silk threads made by a spider for catching insects.”Open dictionary.cambridge.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q26
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject a tail of an animal?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject a tail of an animal?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)a structure like a net of sticky silk threads made by a spider for catching insectsOpen dictionary.cambridge.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q27
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject an external animal structure primarily used for communication, display, or signaling, rather than for movement, feeding, sensing, or defense?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject an external animal structure primarily used for communication, display, or signaling, rather than for movement, feeding, sensing, or defense?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The primary web functions [include] absorbing prey energy, adhering to prey and transmitting vibrations to spiders.Open pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
Only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey. Webs ... effectively trap flying insects.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
When an insect touches these threads, vibrations inform the spider of a victim’s presence. Funnel-weaving spiders ... [have] a sheetlike end that vibrates when an insect walks across it.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q28
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject an external structure located on an animal’s head or face?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject an external structure located on an animal’s head or face?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk ... generally meant to catch its prey. Many spiders build webs specifically to trap and catch insects to eat.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
While all spiders produce silk, only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey. Spiders ... construct them in a variety of forms, including tube- and funnel-shaped webs, sheet webs, and elaborate orb-shaped webs.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q29
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject an external opening or passage of an animal’s body, such as a nostril, mouth, ear canal, or pore?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject an external opening or passage of an animal’s body, such as a nostril, mouth, ear canal, or pore?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The typical orb weaver spider ... will build a planar orb web, suspended by seven guy lines attached to leaves, twigs, rocks, telephone poles or other surfaces. Webs are also used to catch prey.
Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q30
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject found primarily in invertebrate animals rather than vertebrates?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject found primarily in invertebrate animals rather than vertebrates?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
While all spiders produce silk, only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey. ... The four main types of spiderwebs are orb webs, sheet webs, tangle webs, and funnel webs.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Spiders use their webs to catch dinner. The choice of location is key to success. Some spiders build their webs across potential insect flight paths.
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q31
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject found in vertebrate animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, or fish?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject found in vertebrate animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, or fish?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
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Source summary (model-reported)
Many web spiders construct silk sheets in vegetation, sometimes one above the other, and often add anchor threads, which trip unsuspecting insects.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Spider webs can act as passive biofilters, capturing eDNA from vertebrates present in the local environment. The study detected vertebrate eDNA from all analyzed spider webs, including DNA from mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
Open cell.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q32
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject a limb-like appendage of an invertebrate used primarily to manipulate objects or capture prey?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject a limb-like appendage of an invertebrate used primarily to manipulate objects or capture prey?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
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Source summary (model-reported)
A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, cobweb or even just web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
While all spiders produce silk, only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey. ... Webs ... capture prey.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q33
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject a flexible, elongated projection from an animal’s body, such as a tentacle, feeler, or antenna?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject a flexible, elongated projection from an animal’s body, such as a tentacle, feeler, or antenna?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
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Source summary (model-reported)
A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein. ... British spider webs can be grouped into seven broad types based on their architecture: orb, sheet, tangle, funnel, lace, radial and purse.
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q34
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject a structure made or produced by an animal, rather than a physical part of the animal's own body?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject a structure made or produced by an animal, rather than a physical part of the animal's own body?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
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Source summary (model-reported)
The typical orb weaver spider ... will build a planar orb web, suspended by seven guy lines attached to leaves, twigs, rocks, telephone poles or other surfaces. ... Spider silk ... is produced in internal glands, moving from a soluble form to a hardened form and then spun into fiber by the spinnerets on the spider’s abdomen.
Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein. ... The diving bell spider ... constructs a net of silk between submerged vegetation and uses it to gather a bubble of air.
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
While all spiders produce silk, only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey. ... Webs are instinctively constructed and effectively trap flying insects.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q35
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject a structure built or produced primarily by insects or other arthropods, such as a web, honeycomb, cocoon, or termite mound?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject a structure built or produced primarily by insects or other arthropods, such as a web, honeycomb, cocoon, or termite mound?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
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A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, cobweb or even just web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein. ... British spider webs can be grouped into seven broad types based on their architecture.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q36
1 · Guesser asks
Is the subject produced by a spider?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the subject produced by a spider?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
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A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, cobweb or even just web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
Web building involves drawing out silk from spinnerets ... and weaving strands into geometric traps like the orb of the silver argiope spider.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
spider web
A web structure spun and produced by a spider.
Validator rationale The proposal identifies the general kind spider web and describes it as a structure produced by a spider, matching the target and its defining distinction from silk material or the spider itself.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"A web structure spun and produced by a spider.","name":"spider web","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes