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arachnid
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an animal with no backbone, eight legs, and a body that has two parts
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types of webs
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orb webs, funnel webs, triangle webs, sheet webs, and cobweb
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spinnerets
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the part of the spider's body that produces threads of silk
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drag line
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a line of silk the spider releases when walking; it can follow this line back to its orginal destination
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fang
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a long tooth, pointed at the end
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types of arachnids
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spiders, ticks, scorpions, ticks and mites
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spider web
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where most spiders trap their food
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ballooning
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a method of traveling used by spiderlings; the breeze carries them from place to place
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egg sac
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where spider eggs are protected
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venom
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the poison that spiders inject into their prey to paralyze them
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poisonous spiders
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black widow and brown recluse
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silk
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shiny, soft threads made by some insects to make webs, traps, egg sacs, and nests, for wrapping up insects, and to use as draglines
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eight
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the number of legs and eyes most spiders have
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spider food
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insects and other small animals
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web
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a network of fine threads that a spider spins
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male spiders
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usually smaller than the females
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types of spiders
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web builders and wandering spiders
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molt
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spiders shed their skin as they grow
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spiderling
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a baby spider
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abdomen
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the part of the spiders body that holds the stomach
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