I really love spiders, in fact I study them for a living, Are there any cool facts that you would like to know about them? 
I'm actually kind of scared of them. So, anything you could tell me to convince me they're interesting would be great!
Well if it makes you feel any better they are not like insects, spiders dont have antennae. which often scares people when they look at other insects. 
Yeah, I guess that helps a little. Are there any popular, more well-known spiders I should know about?
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Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs and chelicerae with fangs able to inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all orders of organisms. Spiders are found worldwide on every continent except for Antarctica, and have become established in nearly every habitat with the exceptions of air and sea colonization. , at least 48,200 spider species, and 120 families have been recorded by taxonomists. However, there has been dissension within the scientific community as
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