Tarantula

How many legs does an arachnid have?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

What does a spider's venom do to its prey?

• The venom freezes the prey until the spider wants to eat it.

• The venom kills the prey and liquifies the body.

• The venom scares the prey.

• The venom causes the prey to get stuck in the web.

A spider’s legs are equipped with thousands of setae that allow it to....

• sense vibrations

• taste

• smell

• 
  sense vibrations, smell, and taste

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What are the 2 most dangerous spiders to humans in the U.S.?

• brown recluse and wolf spider

• 
  wolf spider and tarantula

• brown recluse and black widow

• there are no venomous spiders in the US

What is the process called by which many baby spiders get away from their families?

• Ballooning

• Molting

• Escaping

• Spinning

Which type of spider silk allows the spider to escape quickly from a threat?

• Capture silk

• Egg-case silk

• Dragline silk

• Ballooning silk

Which of the following is NOT a kind of web a spider might make?

• Sheet web

• Orb web

• Tangle web

• Bundle web

Which of the following spiders do NOT use webs to catch their prey?

• crab spiders

• wolf spiders

• tarantulas

• crab spiders, wolf spiders, and tarantulas

Which of the following spiders can run on the surface of the water to catch its prey?

• jumping spider

• fishing spider

• tarantulas

• wolf spider

Harvestmen are not technically spiders because....

• they only have two eyes.

• they can eat chunks of food and don’t need to drink their meals.

• they do not produce silk.

• they have two eyes, eat chunks of food, and do not produce silk.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2