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Category: Spiders
By: Dutch Date: May 7, 2021, 7:03 pm
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Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have
eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject
venom,[2] and spinnerets that extrude silk.[3] They are the
largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species
diversity among all orders of organisms.[4] Spiders are found
worldwide on every continent except for Antarctica, and have
become established in nearly every habitat with the exceptions
of air and sea colonization. As of July 2019, at least 48,200
spider species, and 120 families have been recorded by
taxonomists.
—Wikipedia
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Fighting styles and weaponry
Spiders usually rely on their webs to catch prey before they
immobilize it. Our rules do not allow full webs in fights, but
silk may be used in limited amounts to tie up opponents.
Once they have the enemy tied up, most spiders inject it with
venom from their fangs. Most spider venom is neurotoxic, which
means it destroys nerve tissue. Other venom (including that of
the Brown Recluse spider) is necrotic, which means it basically
makes cells digest themselves. Spider bites often do not kill
the prey, instead paralyzing it temporarily.
Jumping spiders, family Salticidae, roam like tigers to hunt
down prey. When they see it with their telecope-like eyes, they
pounce, sometimes jumping over 50 times their body length.
Other spiders, like tarantulas and wolf spiders, hunt actively
but do not jump.
Advantages
Spiders' partly hydraulic legs
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be administered to the opponent quickly, and it often kills or
stuns in seconds. Jumping spiders boast amazing eyesight and
low-end Bee-class intelligence. Spider silk is, pound-for-pound,
far stronger than steel, and most spiders can wrap it around
prey in seconds.
Disadvantages
Most spiders are glass cannons—they can deal damage, but they
can't take it. Spiders have no armor, and in most species the
skin is not thick or tough. Their internal organs are primarily
located in the abdomen, which is the least armored section of
their body. Their non-brain nerve centers are in the back half
of the head, and this location is easilly memorized; wasps often
land stings there. Spider legs are partially hydraulic, so leg
strikes hurt them.
Most spider species exhibit poor eyesight (jumping spiders are
an exception).
Species on the Wiki
Tetragnatha (Long-jawed Orbweaver)
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Scytodes (Spitting spider)
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Paraphidippus aurantius (Emerald jumping spider)
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Platycryptus californicus (Striped jumping spider)
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Misumena vatia (Goldenrod crab spider)
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Parasteatoda tepidarioruma (Common House spider)
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Dysdera crocata (Woodlouse spider)
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