anatomy
species
famous arachnids
cultural depictions
"arachnid" all mixed up
100

this is the number of legs a spider has

what is 8 legs

100

Lucas the spider is this type of spider

what is a jumping spider

100
this spider got famous on Youtube, with videos like 'Big Jumping Spider' and 'I'm Starving'

who is Lucas the spider

100
in Greek mythology, this young woman bested the goddess Athena in a weaving contest. Her punishment, life forever as a spider. 

who is Arachne

100

A NASA observatory previously named the Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility, now this X-ray Observatory 

what is Chandra

200

this is what comes out of the spinnerets 

what is silk

200

this spider is well-known for its secretive behavior. Indoors, they are found hiding in dark recesses.

what is the brown recluse

200

this superhero got bitten by a spider 

who is peter parker/spiderman

200

this spider's lair lies in Cirith Ungol, leading into Mordor. Gollum leads Frodo into it's lair in hopes of recovering the One Ring. 

who is Shelob
200

this is a railroad car powered by its two passengers also called a Kalamazoo

what is a handcar

300

this part of the spider is connected to the spinnerets 

what is the abdomen

300

this spider produces giant orb webs with silk twice as tough as an average spider's

Darwin's bark spider

300

this species of spider is featured in charlottes webb, spinning catching phrases for a special pig

what is the barn spider

300

this is the word for an acute fear of spiders, which appears frequently in the horror genre.

what is arachnophobia

300

this word describes food with fat or oil, smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale 

what is rancid

400

these are a second pair of appendages, lateral to the chelicerae.

what are pedipalps

400

this is the number of venomous spider species in the world

what is 30

400

in Harry Potter, Ron and Harry meet Aragog, this type of spider

what is Acromantula

400

this constellation involves a creepy Zeua, a jealous Hera, a woman named Callisto, and her son, Arcas

what is ursan major

400

this professional baseball player has played in the MLB for the Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, and the New York Mets. Last name: Gonzales 

who is Adrian

500

this is the name for the fused head and thorax of a spider

what is cephalothorax

500

this species found in Central America has been found to be mostly herbivorous, inhabiting trees with protein-rich leaves.

what is Bagheera kiplingi

500

this spider is identified by the colored, hourglass-shaped mark on their abdomen, also an Avenger

what is the black widow

500

this Sumerian goddess of weaving was envisioned as a spider spinning a web

who is uttu

500

After, a series originally published on Wattpad, follows Tessa and her bad-boy love interest, this name

Hardin