Freaky Spider Facts

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

2. Daddy long leg spiders are actually female spiders. True False

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

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

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

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

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

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