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Spiders
Spiders
Araneae
Arachnida
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
1-25 yrs
Size
Small
Diet
Carnivore
Activity
Cathemeral
Social
Solitary
Biome
Terrestrial habitats
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Walking
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Venom
Status
Common

About

Spiders are eight-legged predators found in almost every land habitat on Earth. They use hydraulic pressure to extend their legs and can spin seven types of silk.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg sac
    A silk-wrapped egg sac shelters a clutch of eggs until the young are ready to emerge.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    A spiderling emerges from the egg sac already in miniature adult form and starts catching prey almost immediately.
  3. 3.
    subadult
    A near-adult arachnid molts through several instars, growing larger and developing mature markings.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown after its final molt.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae