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Standard IX
Biology
Instinct, Tagging, Conditioning and Imitating
Spinning of w...
Question

Spinning of web by spiders is an instinctual behaviour. Why?

A
They are born with the knowledge of spinning webs.
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They learn to spin web from their mother.
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Spiders spinning web is a reflex action.
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D
They copy web spinning from other animals.
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Solution

The correct option is A They are born with the knowledge of spinning webs.
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.

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