Freaky Spider Facts

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Do water spiders have gills so they can breathe? Yes No

2. Daddy long leg spiders (in the United States) are actually female spiders. True False

3. What does it mean when a spider is oviparous? The spider can lay eggs There are twice as many legs as any other spider It is infertile The spider has both male and female organs

4. From where does the word 'Arachnid' come? Roman mythology Greek mythology Egyptian mythology Hindu mythology

5. Does a banana spider eat only bananas? Yes No

6. What is the term for the feelers that help a spider taste its food? Scopular Cephalothorax Pedipalps Chelicerae

7. What kind of spider chases its victim instead of catching it in a web? Red Black spider Brown Recluse Hammock spider Wolf spider

8. A spider's web is liquid before it hardens. True False

9. What is the most venomous spider in the United States? Wolf spider Black widow Brown recluse Tarantula

10. The fangs of a spider are located in what part of the spider? Pedipalps Scopular Pedicel Chelicerae