Midterm/Exam 1 material Flashcards
Characteristics of a Thomisidae
*Crab spider
* sits on plants
* some can change colors
*Has shorter front legs
Characteristics of a Lycosidae
*Wolf Spider
* carries babies on abdomen
*hunting spiders
*posterior eyes are in a box
*walks on water
Characteristics of an Araneidae
*Orb Web Spider
*has spiny legs
*has a globular abdomen
*verticle/orb web
*Second Largest family
Characteristics of a Pisauridae
*Fisher spider
*carries egg sac on fangs
*typically brown
*walks on water
*both sets of eyes are in a curved row
Characteristics of a Salticidae
- Jumping spider
- Largest spider family
*Big anterior median eyes
*hunting spider
Characteristics of a Tetragnathidae
*Long jawed spider
*long chelicerae
*long abdomen
*long fangs
Characteristics of a Linyphiidae
*Sheet web spider
*very small (3mm body)
Characteristics of a Theridiidae
*Cob web spider
*House spider
*poisonous to humans
*globular abdomen
*no spines on legs
*high abdomen
Characteristics of a Pholcidae
*cellar spiders
*six eyed
*maternal and paternal care
*little silk in chelicerae
Characteristics of an Agelenidae
- Funnel Web spider
*really long spinnerets
Two parts of a spider
cephalothorax and abdomen
What is ballooning
when baby spiders spread silk and fly in the air
What is the line spiders leave behind to keep from falling?
Drag line
What is the name for baby spiders?
Spiderlings
What is an exoskeleton?
The outside skeleton of spiders
What is molting?
When a spider sheds its skeleton
What are pedipalps for?
Sensory for male spiders
What kingdom are spiders in?
Animalia
What phylum are spiders in?
Arthropoda
What class are spiders in?
Arachnida
What order are spiders in?
Aranae
What are apodemes?
Where the muscles attach on a spider
What kind of appendages do spiders have?
Jointed appendages (helps them move)
How many tagma do spiders have?
Two
What is tagmosis?
Segments fused into functional regions
What is a tagma
The functional part
What are the four subphylums?
Crustacea, Myriapoda, Hexapoda, and Chelicerata
What animals are apart of subphylum crustacea?
Crab, Lobsters, Shrimp, Crawfish, and Rollie Pollies
What animals are apart of subphylum myriapoda?
Centipedes and Millipedes
What animals are apart of subphylum hexapoda?
Insects