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'''Spiders''' are a group of arachnids characterized by possessing eight legs and eyes, a fused [[head]] and thorax and a large abdomen. Both [[land]] and [[sea]] varieties are known, with many of the [[sea]] spiders being known for their spindly legs and often strange appearances. Spiders feed on flies, although some exotic varieties are blood-drinkers.
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|align="center" colspan="2"|[[File:Cannabalblackwidow.jpg|220px|The Black Widow Spider]]
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|c. 48,000
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|Chelicerata
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'''Spiders''' are a group of [[arachnid]]s characterized by possessing eight legs and usually 6-8 eyes (depending on species), a fused [[head]] and thorax and a large abdomen. Both land and sea varieties are known, with many of the [[sea spider]]s being known for their spindly legs and often strange appearances. Spiders feed on small prey such as [[insect]]s, although some exotic varieties are blood-drinkers. {{citation needed}} While spiders resemble insects in many ways, they are not true insects, but [[arachnid]]s.
  
==Noah's Ark==
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Some people have an [[phobia|irrational fear]] of spiders. This is called [[Arachnophobia]].
Noah probably did not carry spiders on his ark, instead they were probably freeloading on mats of floating [[vegetation]] during the flood <ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v19/i2/animals.asp</ref> as Noah suffered from [[Arachnophobia]].
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== References ==
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[[Category:Invertebrates]]
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[[Category:Arachnids]]
 
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[[Category:Insects]]
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Latest revision as of 16:10, July 10, 2021

The Black Widow Spider
Spider
Amount of Species c. 48,000
Subphylum Chelicerata
Class Arachnida

Spiders are a group of arachnids characterized by possessing eight legs and usually 6-8 eyes (depending on species), a fused head and thorax and a large abdomen. Both land and sea varieties are known, with many of the sea spiders being known for their spindly legs and often strange appearances. Spiders feed on small prey such as insects, although some exotic varieties are blood-drinkers.[Citation Needed] While spiders resemble insects in many ways, they are not true insects, but arachnids.

Some people have an irrational fear of spiders. This is called Arachnophobia.