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Spiders have all kinds of names. Sometimes people call two or more entirely different kinds of spiders by the same name. That is why scientists prefer to use their own terms, names in Latin that give both a genus and a species.
One example of confusing naming is "banana spider." Sometimes people used that name to apply to a very large spider from the Amazon River region that has enough venom to kill five people. That kind of spider often hides out in clusters of bananas and when the cluster gets harvested the spider may go along for the ride. (Not too long ago one of them showed up in a restaurant kitchen in London.) But people also use the name to apply to a whole genus of spiders that make very large webs using a kind of gold-colored silk. These spiders are also very large, and some of them are mostly yellow. But other than the color they have nothing to do with bananas. They are also harmless. There may be other spiders that get called banana spiders because they are large and mostly yellow. The problem is when somebody says something like, "Banana spiders can't hurt you," and the other person then tries to get friendly with the Brazilian Wandering Spider. Or somebody may claim, "Banana spiders are the deadliest thing on eight legs," and somebody in Florida may totally freak out because their home has the webs of some of the big spiders that would only bite you if you grabbed one and put it in fear for its own life, and that would not do any great damage even if they did give you a defensive bite.
People give their pet spiders all kinds of names. Who knows why?
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Are mite and spiders considered insects?
For one, spiders are arachnids. They have 8 legs and sometimes fangs or multiple eyes. Insects (not arachnids) sometimes have wings and less legs than spiders. See the legs, first - spiders have eight, insects have six. Insects have antennae and spiders do not. Let us now consider the number of body parts - insects have three and spiders have two. In addition, if the animal is hanging by a thread, it is a spider. Spiders make silk insects do not. Another big difference is that the spider has a cephalothorax and an abdomen. An insect instead has a head thorax and abdomen
What are 6 differences between spiders and insects?
For one, spiders are arachnids. They have 8 legs and sometimes fangs or multiple eyes. Insects (not arachnids) sometimes have wings and less legs than spiders. See the legs, first - spiders have eight, insects have six. Insects have antennae and spiders do not. Let us now consider the number of body parts - insects have three and spiders have two. In addition, if the animal is hanging by a thread, it is a spider. Spiders make silk insects do not.
Why is a spider not an insect?
First of all an insect has six legs and a spider has eight legs. Spiders belong to a group of animals called Arachnids. Ticks, mites, and scorpions belong to this group too. (They also have eight legs.) If you want to learn more, please visit www.Brainpop.com Insects have an exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax, and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae. An Insect has three main body parts and six legs. A Spiders has eight legs and 2 main body parts.
Can spiders be externally divided into right and left sides that are mirror images or cannot be divided into two equal halves?
Spiders are a special group within the arthropods called arachnids that also includes scorpions, ticks and mites.. They are like the other arthropods in that they have an outside skeleton made of chitin, they have jointed appendages and the three body regions of the head, thorax and abdomen. They have bilateral symmetry
Why is spider is not a insect?
The spider is not an insect because it has eight legs, and insects have six legs. The spider is classified being in the group of Arachnids instead of being in the group of Insects, or Bugs.
You taught your first graders that spiders are insects - are they really?
No. Spiders are arachnids, with two body parts and eight legs. Insects have three body parts, and six legs.
Are mite and spiders considered insects?
For one, spiders are arachnids. They have 8 legs and sometimes fangs or multiple eyes. Insects (not arachnids) sometimes have wings and less legs than spiders. See the legs, first - spiders have eight, insects have six. Insects have antennae and spiders do not. Let us now consider the number of body parts - insects have three and spiders have two. In addition, if the animal is hanging by a thread, it is a spider. Spiders make silk insects do not. Another big difference is that the spider has a cephalothorax and an abdomen. An insect instead has a head thorax and abdomen
Why the spider not an insect?
Spiders are Arachnids. Insects have an exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax, and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae. Spiders have eight legs, soft bodies.
What are 6 differences between spiders and insects?
For one, spiders are arachnids. They have 8 legs and sometimes fangs or multiple eyes. Insects (not arachnids) sometimes have wings and less legs than spiders. See the legs, first - spiders have eight, insects have six. Insects have antennae and spiders do not. Let us now consider the number of body parts - insects have three and spiders have two. In addition, if the animal is hanging by a thread, it is a spider. Spiders make silk insects do not.
Are spiders and scorpions considered Insects?
Spiders and scorpions have hard external bodies like insects but they are not insects. They are both arachnids and are related to insects. Scorpions and spiders have four sets of legs and insects have only three sets of legs.
Are spiders insects as well?
No they don't. A spider has 2 body parts but an insect has 3 =)
Why are slugs and spiders not insects?
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.
Are spiders and insects the same?
Arachnids, by definition are eight legged invertebrate animals. While they both are in the arthropod classification, they still have differences. Insects have a three part body, two eyes, three pairs of jointed legs, and two antennae. Spiders do not have those, so the answer to your question is no.
Is a garden spider a inesct?
No, they are part of the Arachnid family. Many people think of spiders as insects, but actually they are classified in a separate category. Spiders are part of a group called arachnids, which also includes mites, ticks, and scorpions. Arachnids share many features with their arthropod cousins, but they differ in that they do not have antennae. Also, spiders have eight legs (insects have six), and their bodies are segmented into two parts (insects' bodies have three parts).
Why is a spider not an insect?
First of all an insect has six legs and a spider has eight legs. Spiders belong to a group of animals called Arachnids. Ticks, mites, and scorpions belong to this group too. (They also have eight legs.) If you want to learn more, please visit www.Brainpop.com Insects have an exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax, and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae. An Insect has three main body parts and six legs. A Spiders has eight legs and 2 main body parts.
What gruop of animals the spiders belong to?
Spiders are not insects even though most people think so, they are different in many ways. Spiders have two body parts: the front body section, called the cephalothorax (seff-a-la-THOR-ax), and an abdomen. Insects have three body parts: a head, thorax, and abdomen. Spiders have eight legs while insects only have six.Another answer: Spiders are classed as Arachnids
Images of insects with 8 legs?
Insects have six legs and three body segments. Arachnids (spiders) have eight legs and two body segments. Try this site. http://www.termite.com/spider-identification.html
