How do spiders eat?

a. A spider mashes and manipulates food with its fangs so it can be swallowed whole
b. Food is soaked into silk threads which are then consumed
c. Food is partly digested externally and the nutritive juices are sucked into the stomach
d. Food is stored in a crop and ground up in a gizzard
e. Food is swallowed whole


Answer: c. Food is partly digested externally and the nutritive juices are sucked into the stomach

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