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All insects are animals. However, a spider is not an insect. Spiders are in a class called Arachnids. All insects have a pair of antennae, 6 legs, and 3 main body parts (tagmata): the head, thorax, and abdomen. Spiders have no antennae, 8 legs, and 2 tagmata: the cephalothorax and the abdomen.
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∙ 13y agoBecause they do not have the features of an insect (plus insects are mainly creatures that fly or crawl.)
Insects are defined as having a chitinous exoskeleton, a body that is segmented into three parts, a pair of antennae, compound eyes and three jointed legs. Slugs and spiders do not share all of these traits with insects. Slugs are gastropod mollusks and spiders are arachnids.
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∙ 9y agoSpiders and ticks belong to a group called ARACHNIDS. All insects have 6 legs, spiders and ticks have 8 legs. Insects and arachnids both belong to the group ARTHROPOD.
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∙ 13y agoA spider isn't considered an insect because they don't have two antennae like other insects. They also have three body parts and have eight legs. A spider is not considered an insect.
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∙ 10y agoSpiders Are Not Insect Because It Has Six Legs And Give Birth To Young Alive.
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∙ 10y agoSpiders have 8 legs while insects have 6 legs. Insects also have intenas on their heads and spiders don't. Spiders can string webs, insects can't. I also like trains
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∙ 8y agoAll insects have six legs - three pairs. Spiders have eight legs - four pairs. Insects have three body parts, spiders have two.
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What do toads eat that live in Wisconsin?
Toads in Wisconsin eat insects, spiders, slugs, and earthworms.
What do Australian Magpies eat?
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Is the bluegill fish a herbivore?
No it is a carnivore and eats worms, snails, slugs, insects, centipedes, spiders and other invertebrates.
What do black newts eat?
Black newts come out at night to prey on crickets, worms, insects, spiders, slugs, and millipedes.
Is a spiders an insect?
No. Spiders are not insects. Insects are not spiders.
Are spiders are insects?
No. Fishing spiders are hunting spiders of the genus Dolomedes.
Can a spotted salamander eat worms?
According to Wikipedia, worms are a part of their diet. They also eat crickets, insects, millipedes, spiders, and slugs.
What is the diet of a silvery salamander?
The diet would be, Well they eat slugs, worms, and all soft insects. Ants and spiders are included though. ;)
What do Australian magpie do?
Magpies hunt during the night and day, scratching the ground for worms, slugs, Spiders and small insects like grasshoppers.
What are spiders' diet?
I think that there are insects that the Spiders eat.
Is a butterfly apart of the class crustacea?
Crustaceans are part of the phylum arthropoda along with insects, centipedes, and spiders. Sea butterflies are class gastropoda of phylum Mollusca along with sails and slugs. Butterflies are insects.
What Eats The Ichneumon Wasp?
Nothing, It's An Apex Predator. But I Will Tell You What They "Lay Eggs" On, They Lay Eggs On Larva Of Insects, Spiders, Scorpions, Hornets And Slugs.
