because they just do
By definition, it cannot be an insect if it has eight legs. There are many eight-legged arthropods that resemble insects and spiders. The Harvestman has eight legs but is not a spider. It is part of the mite family. Ticks can be mistaken for insects or spiders, they have eight legs but are in a family of their own.
Like all insects a water bug has six legs.
A bug that is brown and black that has long legs is most likely a female ichneumon wasp. The long appendage that looks like a stinger is for laying eggs. There are some male ichneumon wasps that do use their stingers for defense but the stinger is much smaller and less noticeable.
The bug that looks like a burnt popcorn kernel is called a sow or pill bug. Pill bugs are members of the woodlice family, but are able to roll up in a ball.
maybe a feather caught on the wind
daddy long legs
It looks kind of like an apple seed with legs
a millipede
All members of the arachnid family have eight legs each. This includes:SpidersScorpionsTicksMites
A bug that looks like a mosquito typically resembles a small, slender insect with long legs, a narrow body, and a long proboscis for feeding.
Insects cannot have 8 legs. All insects have 6 legs.
A bug that looks like a shrimp may have a slender body with multiple legs and antennae, a segmented exoskeleton, and a pair of pincers or claws. It may also have a curved tail and be able to swim in water.
I have one that looks exactly like you describe, but only 1/2 " long. Could it be the same bug?
The crane fly is a bug that looks like a giant mosquito.
Some distinguishing features of a 6-legged bug that looks like a spider may include a segmented body, multiple pairs of legs, and possibly the presence of silk-producing glands.
The big bug that looks like a mosquito is called a crane fly.
The bug that looks like a giant mosquito is called a crane fly.