An organelle is a unique part of a cell that has a specific function. The term is a combination of the word organum, which means instrument or engine, and the suffix -elle, which means... Star Gazing
Female redback spider in the nest showing off her red back. The nest contains a few hundred eggs and is about 12 mm (1/2) in diameter. Female redback spider smiling to the camera, ready to protect her nest.
However, some spiders will live together, such as Nephila orb weavers who will form groups in the thousands. For these cases, I have always heard them described as a colony of spiders. I have heard a group of young spiders, hanging together for protection, called a nest before. Katherine Â· 1 year ago.