Spider Facts | ||
#1 | These organs are used by some spiders to spin silk. | spinnerets |
#2 | Most spiders have this many eyes. | 8 |
#3 | A spider's body is made up of these two parts. | abdomen and cephalothorax |
#4 | A spider uses these to feel and to squeeze body juices from its prey. | pedipalps |
#5 | Spider's legs are attached to this part of it's body. | cephalothorax |
Spiders | ||
#1 | Who said: 'First I dive at him. Next I wrap him up. Now I knock him out, so he'll be more comfortable.... flies, bugs, grasshoppers, choice beetles, moths, butterflies, tasty cockroaches, gnats, midgets, daddy long legs, centipedes, mosquitoes, crickets - anything that is careless enough to get caught in my web.' | Charlotte |
#2 | An insect's body has this many more parts than a spider's body. | 1 |
#3 | This member of the arachnid family is not a spider, it is a harvestmen. | daddy long legs |
#4 | The name for spider babies. | spiderlings |
#5 | A long silk thread that trails behind a spider. | dragline |
#1 | The names of the parts of an insect’s body. | head, thorax, abdomen |
#2 | Mother spiders lay their eggs and enclose them in one of these, made of strong silk. | egg sacs |
#3 | Spiders belong to this group of animals. | arachnid |
#4 | The most beautiful, intricate webs are spun by this spider. | Orb spider |
#5 | A spider’s leg has this many joints. | 6 |
#1 | Spiders use these to see. | leg hairs |
#2 | A fear of spiders. | arachnophobia |
#3 | Baby spiders travel in this way. | ballooning |
#4 | These 2 spiders have poison strong enough to cause pain, nerve damage or even death in humans if left untreated. | brown recluse and black widow |
#5 | Spiders use these to grasp food and inject venom into their prey. | chelicerae |
TRUE -or- FALSE | ||
#1 | The first spiders lived about 300 million years ago, even before dinosaurs roamed the earth. | TRUE |
#2 | A spider chews it’s food. | FALSE |
#3 | A spider’s skin is covered in oil so it will not stick to it’s own silk. | TRUE |
#4 | There are about 10,000 different types of spiders in the world. | FALSE |
#5 | All spiders spin webs | FALSE |
Final Question | |