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  2. Spider taxonomy - Wikipedia

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    Paintings of Araneus angulatus from Svenska Spindlar of 1757, the first major work on spider taxonomy. Spider taxonomy is the part of taxonomy that is concerned with the science of naming, defining and classifying all spiders, members of the Araneae order of the arthropod class Arachnida, which has more than 48,500 described species. [1]

  3. Spider - Wikipedia

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    Information about spiders in the media is often emphasizing how dangerous and unpleasant they are. Among online newspaper articles on spiderhuman encounters and bites published from 2010 to 2020, a study found that 47% of articles contained errors and 43% were sensationalist. [118]

  4. Category:Spiders by location - Wikipedia

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    Spider articles are categorized by the native distribution of the taxon. The largest possible area is used; spiders found widely throughout a continent, for example, are categorized by that continent, not by each of the countries in which they are native.

  5. Arachnid - Wikipedia

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    Scorpions, spiders and pseudoscorpions secrete venom from specialized glands to kill prey or defend themselves. [29] Their venom also contains pre-digestive enzymes that helps breaking down the prey. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] [ 32 ] The saliva of ticks contains anticoagulants and anticomplements, and several species produce a neurotoxin .

  6. List of medically significant spider bites - Wikipedia

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    Phoneutria nigriventer, the Brazilian wandering spider (a ctenid spider) is a large brown spider similar to North American wolf spiders in appearance, although somewhat larger. It has a highly toxic venom and is regarded (along with the Australian funnel-web spiders ) as among the most dangerous spiders in the world. [ 6 ]

  7. The 10 Most Common House Spiders to Look Out For, According ...

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    Spiders are beneficial bugs that help control other pest insects such as flies, adult mosquitoes, ants, etc.” Capture and release can look like using a cup and a piece of paper to capture and ...

  8. Spiders could theoretically eat every human on earth in one year

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    Spiders could, theoretically, eat every single human on earth within one year. It gets worse. Those humans consume about 400 million tons of meat and fish each year, so ultimately, the tiny ...

  9. Chelicerae - Wikipedia

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    The jumping spider Phidippus audax.The basal parts of the chelicerae are the two iridescent green mouthparts. The chelicerae (/ k ə ˈ l ɪ s ər iː /) are the mouthparts of the subphylum Chelicerata, an arthropod group that includes arachnids, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders.