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	What's a spider hole? - By Andy Bowers - Slate Magazine
		The phrase refers to a hole in the earth, often used by an enemy for stealthy attacks.
		Although the origin of the term spider hole is fuzzy, it may have something to do with an arachnid commonly known as the trap-door spider.
		The spider holes were so well camouflaged that there are many stories of troops literally walking right over the hiding areas.
	www.slate.com /id/2092557 (383 words)

	washingtonpost.com: 'Spider Hole': The Origin Of the Species
		Of course, "spider hole" was not concocted to describe Hussein's hideout.
		But spider hole is more accurate than foxhole, which Chuck Melson of the Marine Corps History and Museums Division says goes back to the Civil War, and which typically describes a hole dug quickly, not camouflaged and used by soldiers to protect themselves from enemy fire.
		The holes may be as big as three inches across and are sometimes camouflaged with leaves.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A3191-2003Dec15?language=printer (502 words)

	USATODAY.com - Saddam's last refuge was a hole in ground (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The root cellar-like hole was barely half the length of the huge, 13-foot-tall bronze Saddam busts removed recently from atop the dictator's luxurious Baghdad palace.
		Saddam's "spider hole" was a modern-day version of the camouflaged hideouts used by Japanese soldiers to surprise U.S. Marines during World War II.
		They were nicknamed spider holes after the trap-door spider, a hairy, tarantula-like tropical spider that digs burrows and hides in them until it can spring out to capture its prey.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/iraq/2003-12-14-spider-hole_x.htm (513 words)

	Trapdoor Spider
		Trapdoor spiders are stocky and have eight legs that are thick and
		The Trapdoor spider’s hole is 30 cm deep and 5 cm across.
		A female trapdoor spider may spend its whole life inside its burrow, making it bigger as she grows.
	www.yesnet.yk.ca /schools/jackhulland/classes/colberg/spiders/spiders/reports/jarret/trapdoor.html (225 words)

	Trapdoor
		Wolf spiders are large, with a 1 inch (25 mm) body length; like tarantulas, they live in burrows.
		Wolf spider burrows can be differentiated from tarantula burrows by the turret of silk and twigs that extends vertically from the wolf spider’s hole.
		The wolf spider can be from gray to dark brown with distinctive peach or orange coloration on the front of the chelicerae.
	www.angelfire.com /scary/spiders_2/new_page_2.html (290 words)

	Spider Silk
		An insect blunders onto the web, inside the hole the spider feels vibrations of the hapless critter on his web, the spider rushes out, bites the insect, and carries it back into the funnel.
		Once a spider is outside its old exoskeleton, its new exoskeleton is soft, and the newly emerged spider in a matter of hours grows larger than it was before, like a sponge that has been under pressure suddenly being released.
		Once the spider reaches its new full size, its new exoskeleton hardens, and that's the end of the spider's growth until the next time the exoskeleton must be split and discarded.
	www.backyardnature.net /spidsilk.htm (1227 words)

	Spider
		In general conversation about divination a circle would spontaneously be drawn on the ground to represent the spider hole, and a stick, a stone and scraps of leaf positioned to illustrate examples.
		Some responses are portents of death: the pulling of cards down into the hole, the balancing of cards against the pot wall so that they point (or "look") down into the ground, or the pushing of the cards outside underneath the pot.
		B\b\ made the distinction between the simple pulling of cards which remain flat into the hole, signifying a "bad" situation which must be corrected, and the cards being folded over in so doing, which tells of a death to come.
	lucy.ukc.ac.uk /Fdtl/Spider (1794 words)

	Facts
		Spiders are oviparous, which means their babies come from eggs.
		A crab spider is often the same color as the flower they hide in and may change color.
		Daddy-long-legs spiders have venom glands and fangs but their tiny fangs are fused at the base and they cannot open their jaws wide enough to bite humans.
	www.tooter4kids.com /Spiders/facts.htm (1001 words)

	The Hole
		I don't remember what set me off on this venture at this time but when I was a kid we would dig lots of holes and tunnels and cover them with scrap wood and dirt and use them as hide outs and camps.
		At some point I found some old 4x4s and other scrap lumber and would span them over the hole to guage how deep I was from the top of the berm to the bottom of the hole.
		I have a tarp over the hole to see what it would be like with the roof on.
	www.cp-tel.net /pasqualy/hole/page1.html (392 words)

	cantonrep.com
		Of course, ``spider hole'' was not concocted to describe Saddam's hideout.
		But spider hole is more accurate than foxhole, which Chuck Melson of the Marine Corps History and Museums Division says dates to the Civil War, and typically describes a hole dug quickly, not camouflaged and used by soldiers to protect themselves from enemy fire.
		In contrast to Saddam's tiny hideaway, which appears to have been uncomfortable even in comparison to his rat's nest of a farmhouse nearby, an actual spider hole is pretty cool because it is lined with silk and kept quite clean.
	www.cantonrep.com /printable.php?ID=136892 (490 words)

	Out of your spider hole - National - www.smh.com.au
		there was a spider between her and her [injured] child she would have to leave the baby.
		The spiders were controlling her life and she needed to take control back.
		While all spiders were venomous, with varying degrees of toxicity, he said they were aggressive only if provoked and made handy bug-catchers if left in peace.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/02/05/1075854001683.html?from=storyrhs (474 words)

	CNN.com - Saddam's spider hole to be sealed - Feb. 3, 2004
		The hole, which was until recently a de rigueur stop for soldiers and visiting VIPs, is no longer open for visits, Aberle said.
		Officers in the 4th ID said they had asked for permission to destroy the hole to keep it from becoming a shrine to Saddam or a tourist attraction.
		The hole is on a farm beside the Tigris River about nine miles south of Saddam's hometown and power base in Tikrit, which is now where the 4th ID makes its home.
	cnn.com /2004/WORLD/meast/02/03/sprj.irq.saddam.hole.reut/index.html (476 words)

	billingsgazette.com
		Saddam was captured on Dec. 13 in the bunker in the small farming village of Adwar, a short drive from his hometown of Tikrit.
		Cargie said the hole was sealed to "limit human traffic" to the area.
		Cargie said that the cover could be removed if access to the hole was needed in the future.
	www.billingsgazette.com /index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/02/15/build/world/65-spiderhole.inc (309 words)

	Spider hole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A spider hole differs from a foxhole in that a foxhole is usually deeper and its design emphasizes cover rather than concealment.
		According to US Marine Corps historian Major Chuck Melson, the term originated in the American Civil War, when it meant a hastily-dug foxhole.
		The American columnist William Safire claimed in the December 15, 2003 issue of the New York Times that the term originated in the Vietnam War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spider_hole (481 words)

	American Politics Journal -- Caught in His Spider Hole
		Saddam Hussein was found in a "spider hole" underground, about six to eight feet deep with a vent and fan to enable him to breathe.
		The hole was cloaked with bricks and dirt.
		They tell us Saddam had $750,000 in cash in his possession when he was fished from his spider hole this morning.
	www.americanpolitics.com /20031214Koop.html (730 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| How Saddam Hussein was captured
		Saddam Hussein was captured after a tip-off led American troops to a small, underground hole concealed next to farm buildings near the former leader's hometown of Tikrit.
		Soldiers were seconds away from throwing a hand grenade into the hole, when Saddam Hussein emerged and surrendered, Colonel James Hickey who led the raid said.
		He said the hole was very close to the Tigris river, within view of some of the captive's palaces.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/3317881.stm (884 words)

	Cobb: Spider Hole - Birth of a Meme
		Cobb: Spider Hole - Birth of a Meme
		But today all of the free world is giddy with glee over the discovered contents of a 'spider hole'.
		If you Googled 'spider hole' yesterday, you'd probably not have found enough hits to fill a spider hole.
	www.mdcbowen.org /cobb/archives/001227.html (192 words)

	December 18, 2003 - 'Spider Hole' and Other Iraq War Terms - 2003-12-18
		The amateur linguist knew the term "spider hole" -- but not from the dozens of dictionaries he's collected at his home in Pennsylvania.
		I've seen it suggested that it's because there are certain kinds of spiders that build similar kinds of nests with a lid that the spider is able to pop out of and ambush prey.
		AA: "So initially they referred to this hole as a spider hole, and we're hearing now 'rat hole.' What is the difference between a spider hole and a rat hole?"
	www.voanews.com /specialenglish/archive/2003-12/a-2003-12-18-3-1.cfm (724 words)

	'Spider hole' of Saddam may be destroyed \| www.azstarnet.com ®
		'Spider hole' of Saddam may be destroyed
		TIKRIT, Iraq - The hole in which U.S. soldiers found former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein hiding could be filled in to prevent it from becoming a "shrine," a U.S. military spokesman said Friday.
		The U.S. 4th Infantry Division, which captured Saddam at a farm in central Iraq last month, has asked for permission to destroy the hole and the nearby mud hut that were his last refuges.
	www.azstarnet.com /sn/printDS/7078 (209 words)

	Anger at US plan to fill in Saddam's spider hole - www.smh.com.au
		Iraqis have reacted with a mixture of bemusement and annoyance to plans by the US military to fill in the spider hole where Saddam Hussein was captured.
		So far the hole has only been visited by Coalition Provisional Authority officials, journalists and several hundred soldiers who consider a picture of the hole a must-have souvenir.
		The fate of the hole ultimately rests with the Coalition Provisional Authority and Iraqi Governing Council.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/01/26/1074965478915.html (468 words)

	Dispatch: Saddam's Spider Hole - The Digital Journalist
		The footwear of a madman caught last month hiding in a rat-filled hole almost within sight of one of his many palatial palaces.
		The soldiers who actual netted the deposed president were Special Forces, and thus none of the men who pulled the tyrant out of his hole are available for direct comment.
		None of the regular 4th Infantry Division guys that I talked to seem to have seen Saddam; they were doing support and perimeter security, and the Special Forces men apparently whisked Saddam straight into a waiting helicopter outside.
	www.digitaljournalist.org /issue0401/dis_hondros.html (954 words)

	Saddam Hussein: A Dictator Fallen
		Saddam Hussein is eventually discovered in the hole in the farm house (marked in red).
		The spider hole is about six to eight feet deep, and allows enough space for a person to lie down inside of it.
		Within the structure a “spider hole” entrance, camouflaged with bricks and dirt was located.
	www.military.com /NewContent/0,13190,GH_Saddam,00.html (992 words)

	21st Century Hobbit Hole \| Grandmother Spider's SpiritWeb
		This guy is putting into practice ideas I've had on my own, namely, using concrete pipe to prefab a hobbit hole.
		We were fortunate enough to find a piece of land in Missouri, which we are going to move to in the fall and hope to put up a straw bale house, although I admit, I rather do a hobbit hole:) that's maybe for later when we get a good small shelter up first.
		Grandpa Spider has derided the whole project, though he does admit it's cool.
	www.grandmother-spider.com /node/102 (349 words)

	Blood feud ends in the spider hole \| Special reports \| Guardian Unlimited
		And the King dug a hole eight cubits by six cubits, and there he was tormented by many rats and many mice and his beard grew long...
		Saddam and his dugout seem to belong to a much earlier era, the age when David was on the run from Saul, or, many centuries later, the prophet Mohammed was chased out of Mecca - both finding refuge in a cave.
		(Both men are also said to have been saved by a divinely sent spider, who weaved a web across the cave's entrance: when their pursuers saw the web intact they assumed no one could be inside.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Iraq/Story/0,2763,1108641,00.html (1272 words)

	US troops nearly missed ‘spider hole’ - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		An authoritative official source told Deccan Herald that the soldiers searching the remote farm house near the village of al-Dor "stumbled on" the cover of the hole where Saddam was hiding.
		US military intelligence was acting on information provided by an Iraqi detainee who apparently knew the former president was hiding at the site but did not know the method of concealment.
		The troops were about to leave when they discovered the "spider hole" containing Saddam Hussein.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/dec17/f1.asp (304 words)

	CNN.com - Saddam 'caught like a rat' in a hole - Dec. 15, 2003
		Across the Tigris River from his opulent palaces, Saddam Hussein shuttered himself at the bottom of a narrow, dark hole beneath a two-room mud shack on a sheep farm, a U.S. military official said Sunday.
		Having opted not to travel with security forces or an entourage that might bring attention to him, only a Styrofoam square, dirt and a rug separated the deposed Iraqi leader from the U.S. soldiers who routed him from his hiding place Saturday night.
		Saddam's capture was based not on a direct tip, but a collection of intelligence gathered from the hostile questioning of Saddam's former bodyguards and family members, U.S. officials said.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/12/14/sprj.irq.saddam.operation/index.html (676 words)

	Dispatch: Down the Spider-Hole - The Digital Journalist
		But two days after the raid that netted the biggest prize of the year, the Ace in the Hole, the first wave of journalists were permitted to visit the site.
		Journalists investigate the 'spider hole' where Saddam Hussein was captured by US troops.
		By this time, the guys at the 4-42 thought I was some kind of Spider Hole groupie freak.
	www.digitaljournalist.org /issue0401/dis_smillie.html (1444 words)

	WebFetch.com - Video Search: spider vein
		Spider veins are those little veins that crawl up your leg.
		Scientists give drugs to spiders and observe the effects on their web building.
		Julia Roberts is the voice of Charlotte, the spider in the screen version of the beloved children's book, Charlotte's Web.
	www.webfetch.com /uk.webfetch/search/multimedia/spider+vein (438 words)

	Kiwi Fence.com
		The SPIDER permanent electric fence concept is so-named because, like the spider’s web, it has remarkable resilient strength.
		The ability of the SPIDER fence to “flex rather than break” permits the use of very compact, lightweight, and economical components.
		The SPIDER FENCE is very easy to erect and there can be a temptation to “slap it together” but a much superior looking fence will reward careful post positioning.
	www.kiwifence.com /hightensilefence/spider.php (2336 words)

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		Some spider mites are garden and crop pests.
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