Common spider and other arachnid species matched with web type or hunting style and one identifying feature each, focused on diversity and identification rather than the safety focus of the venomous wildlife deck.
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- What large, hairy spider family, often kept as pets, is known for its docile temperament?
- Tarantulas
- What spider spins a distinctive circular, spoked web to catch flying insects?
- The orb weaver spider
- What venomous North American spider has a distinctive red hourglass marking on its abdomen?
- The black widow spider
- What venomous North American spider has a violin-shaped marking on its back?
- The brown recluse spider
- What spider hunts by chasing and pouncing on prey rather than spinning a web?
- The wolf spider
- What spider ambushes prey by lying in wait on flowers, able to change color to match its surroundings?
- The crab spider
- What spider builds a funnel-shaped web and waits at the narrow end for vibrations from prey?
- The funnel-web spider
- What large, long-legged spider is commonly found indoors and is known for a fast, erratic running style?
- The huntsman spider
- What spider is known for jumping several times its body length to catch prey and has excellent eyesight for a spider?
- The jumping spider
- What web-building spider is famous for weaving a zigzag pattern called a stabilimentum into its web?
- The garden orb weaver (such as the yellow garden spider)
- What arachnid, related to spiders, has a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger?
- The scorpion
- What arachnid, sometimes called a daddy longlegs, has one fused body segment instead of two like true spiders?
- The harvestman (Opiliones)
- What tiny arachnid, often microscopic, is a common cause of allergies in household dust?
- The dust mite
- What blood-feeding arachnid attaches to skin and can transmit diseases like Lyme disease?
- The tick
- What spider group is known for hunting prey underwater and carrying an air bubble to breathe?
- The diving bell spider (water spider)