Since there is no real social spider, there is no official collective group term for them. However, some spiders will live together, such as Nephila orb weavers who will form groups in the thousands. For these cases, I have always heard them described as a colony of spiders. I have heard a group of young spiders, hanging together for protection, called a nest before. It is actually arachnids..
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Some insects are frequently mistaken for spiders, and vice versa. Both are arthropods but belong to two separate classes within Arthropoda: Insecta and Arachnida. The following is a fairly simple explanation about how to tell these two types of animals apart.
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Spiders are related to insects but are distinctly different. Spiders and insects are both arthropods; that is, animals with an exoskeleton (their skeletons are on the outside of their bodies) and jointed legs. Differences between spiders and insects are described in the accompanying chart.
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A common member of the funnel-web spiders is the barn funnel weaver (figure 14). Barn funnel weavers have a pair of dark stripes behind the head and may build webs in corners and closets indoors. Other common funnel weavers are called grass spiders.
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However, some spiders will live together, such as Nephila orb weavers who will form groups in the thousands. For these cases, I have always heard them described as a colony of spiders. I have heard a group of young spiders, hanging together for protection, called a nest before. Katherine · 1 year ago.
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KidZone Spider Facts. Spiders are Arachnids. Spiders belong to a group of animals called “arachnids”. Scorpions, mites, and ticks are also part of the arachnid family. Arachnids are creatures with two body segments, eight legs, no wings or antennae and are not able to chew.
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Spiders are as familiar and well known to most people as they are disliked. The unpopular reputation of spiders is undeserved. Myths about spiders and the negative consequences of biting by a very, very small number of species overshadow the ecological benefits spiders provide.
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What is the name of a spider expert? What is the name of Spider-Man heroine? In the movies it is Mary Jane Watson, however do note; In the upcoming movie The Amazing Spider-Man, Spider-Man's heroine is Gwen Stacy. Also, in the comic books the 1st heroi…ne was Gwen Stacy but after she died it was Mary Jane.
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Spiders, like most living creatures, are assigned to ranks in what is called a taxonomic hierarchy. Creatures with similar physical characteristics and/or genetic traits are placed alongside one another in each rank. Here is how a thin-legged wolf spider is placed, for example (and yes, spiders are animals):
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The genus and species of a spider form a unique title that can’t be applied to any other spider. It is practically a barcode. Researchers do not normally assign a “common name” or nickname to the spider. It is only for the general public that common names are issued for abundant or economically important species.
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what is a family of spiders called
Family of spiders is called arachnids. Spiders are from arachnids family.