Combine a type of corn on the husk with a spider's sticky net, and you get the dusty strands covering a haunted mansion's ceiling. What am I?
A cobweb
The central core of an ear of corn is a 'cob,' and the woven silky net produced by an arachnid is a 'web.' Combining 'cob' and 'web' yields 'cobweb,' the dusty spun strands found in spooky, abandoned houses.
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