Essay Archive - Spiders
Spiders
My essay is on spiders. I have chosen a few spiders to report about. I
also have some basic info about spiders in general. Spiders comprise a large,
widespread group of carnivorous arthropods. They have eight legs, can produce
silk, and usually have poison glands associated with fangs. More than 30,000
species of spiders are found on every continent except Antarctica in almost
every kind of terrestrial habitat and a few aquatic ones as well. Spiders range
in body size from about 0.5 mm (0.02 in) to 9 cm (3.5 in). The term spider is
derived from the ....
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