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SPIDERS - THE EIGHT LEGGED WONDERS

Spiders are amazing. I think Spider-Man made them even more super. Some kids probably thought that getting bitten by spiders would give them Spider-Man powers.    That aside let's get to know more about these eight legged wonders. Let's start with their taxonomy TAXONOMY  Spiders are of the kingdom Animalia, Phylum Arthropoda, Sub-phylim chelicerae, Class Arachnida, Order Araneae and Clade Tetrapulmonata. DESCRIPTION According to  Wikipedia , spiders are Air breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all others of organisms. SPIDER SPECIES Here are some of the spider species: 1. Jumping spider  2. Black house spider 3. Red back spider 4. European garden spiders 5. Tarantula  6. False widow 7. Wolf spider 

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