Ch 2 - What Arachnid am I?

Question 1

I’m a spider with keen eyesight and I pounce on insects.

Answer 1

jumping spider

Question 2

I am the largest tarantula.

Answer 2

Goliath birdeater

Question 3

I’m a spider that lives my entire life underwater in a specially built “house.”

Answer 3

water spider

Question 4

I’m an arachnid with a long tail that has a poisonous needlelike point.

Answer 4

scorpion

Question 5

I’m a poisonous spider recognizable by the dark violin-shaped mark on top of my body and my six eyes grouped in three pairs.

Answer 5

brown recluse

Question 6

I’m a spider that weaves cobwebs in the corners of a house and destroys tiny household pests.

Answer 6

house spider

Question 7

I’m a spider that makes a silk-lined trap from a hole in the ground.

Answer 7

trap-door spider

Question 8

I’m a spider that spits out a pair of strong, sticky threads to catch an insect.

Answer 8

spitting spider

Question 9

I’m an arachnid with a round body make up of only one section and eight long legs.

Answer 9

harvestman (daddy long legs)

Question 10

the smallest arachnids

Answer 10

mites

Question 11

I’m a spider that shapes its web like a funnel with the narrow opening pointing toward the ground.

Answer 11

funnel weaver spider

Question 12

I’m a spider that blankets a small section of the ground with a sheet web.

Answer 12

platform spider

Question 13

I’m the largest type of spider in the world.

Answer 13

tarantulas

Question 14

I’m a spider that moves easily across the water’s surface to catch insects.

Answer 14

fishing spider

Question 15

I’m an arachnid that feeds on the blood of living creatures.

Answer 15

​tick

Question 16

I’m a spider that makes a tiny silk net to catch insects.

Answer 16

ogre-faced spider

Question 17

I’m a poisonous spider recognizable by a red, orange, or yellow hourglass on my abdomen.

Answer 17

black widow