spiderling

[ spahy-der-ling ]

noun

1. the young of a spider.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spiderling¹

First recorded in 1880–85; spider + -ling ¹

Example Sentences

Very young spiderlings are “ridiculously small,” Rayor says, and can handle food only about the size of a fruit fly.

From Science News

Spiders are usually solitary creatures, so the presence of multiple spiderlings side-by-side suggests that they didn’t disperse after birth, choosing instead to stay alongside their mother.

From Science News

It’s because they’ve evolved such a bizarre array of ways to achieve their ultimate goal of siring spiderlings with a monster of a mother.

From Ars Technica

Indeed, the web of this untutored little spiderling will be as characteristic of its species as the white spot upon its back.

From Project Gutenberg