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Invertebrates Quiz: Spiders | 10 Questions

Here's a little quiz on spiders. I hope you don't have arachnophobia. Have fun and good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by tigress. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
tigress

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
13,112

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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4524

Last 3 plays: Guest 173 (5/10), Lrgindypants1 (9/10), Guest 176 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. A rattlesnake's venom is more potent than black widow spider's venom.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. A wolf spider uses a web to catch its prey.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many eggs can a Mexican red-kneed spider lay at any one time? Hint

250 to 400

25 to 50

175 to 200

60 to 100

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Question 4 of 10

4. Does the Mothercare spider feed her spiderlings?

Yes

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Question 5 of 10

5. What can the legspan of a bird-eating tarantula become? Hint

12 in.

4 in.

7 in.

about 2 in.

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Question 6 of 10

6. The California trapdoor spider holds the record for the strongest spider.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who makes a more impressive web, the male or the female spider?

Answer: (male or female)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Scorpions belong to the same class as spiders.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. The European Water Spider spends almost all its time on the banks of streams and ponds.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many legs does a spider have?

Answer: (number)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A rattlesnake's venom is more potent than black widow spider's venom.

Answer: False

The black widow spider's venom is 15 times more potent than a rattlesnake's venom.

2. A wolf spider uses a web to catch its prey.

Answer: False

This spider will hunt down its prey. It was once thought that this spider hunted in packs like wolves, hence the name.

3. How many eggs can a Mexican red-kneed spider lay at any one time?

Answer: 250 to 400

4. Does the Mothercare spider feed her spiderlings?

Answer: Yes

This spider will feed her young a type of 'milk'. It is a mixture of predigested insects and cells from her intestinal walls, that she feeds mouth to mouth.

5. What can the legspan of a bird-eating tarantula become?

Answer: 12 in.

6. The California trapdoor spider holds the record for the strongest spider.

Answer: True

When scientists tried to pry open the 'door' of this spider's home, it resisted a force equal to 10 pounds.

7. Who makes a more impressive web, the male or the female spider?

Answer: Female

The females also make a larger web.

8. Scorpions belong to the same class as spiders.

Answer: True

Mites and ticks also belong to the same class as spiders and scorpions.

9. The European Water Spider spends almost all its time on the banks of streams and ponds.

Answer: False

This is the only species of spider that spends all or most of its life underwater. It has found a way to trap bubbles of air from the surface and bring it under to breathe.

10. How many legs does a spider have?

Answer: 8

Source: Author tigress

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