EVERYDAY SCIENCE

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why is a spider spinning a web an innate behavior?
A
It learns how to spin the web from its mother.
B
It learns how to spin a web through insight learning.
C
It is born knowing how to spin a web.
D
It learns how to spin a web through observational learning.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Instinct is a type of animal behaviour that need not be learned. A spider does not learn how to spin its web. It is born with the knowledge of web spinning. So, it is an instinctual behaviour.

Detailed explanation-2: -How do spiders make their webs? Spiders have structures called spinnerets on their abdomen, usually on the underside to the rear. These are the silk-spinning organs. Different species have different numbers of spinnerets, but most have a cluster.

Detailed explanation-3: -They don’t need to learn how to hunt. Spiders spin their complex webs without learning how to do it from other spiders. Birds and wasps know how to build nests without being taught. These behaviors are called innate.

Detailed explanation-4: -Spiders’ ability to weave webs is a classic example of an innate or instinctual behavior. They do not learn to make webs.

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