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10 Questions about A Mixed Web of Spiders | Animals

Spiders are amazing! Hope you enjoy this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by LindaC007. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
LindaC007

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
55,882

Updated
Mar 12 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. About how many named species of spiders are there? Hint

57,000

75,000

115,000

46,000

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where are Red Widow Spiders found? Hint

all over southeastern United States

from northern Florida to southern Canada

central and southern Florida

Central America

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the spider that invades other spiders' webs? Hint

Rafting Spiders

Pirate Spiders

Widows

Nursery Web Spiders

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Question 4 of 10

4. Do female spiders usually eat their mates?

Yes

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the largest Wolf Spider in the United States? Hint

Central Florida Wolf Spider

Rocky Mt. Wolf Spider

Carolina Wolf Spider

Northern Wolf Spider

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which is not a real kind of spider? Hint

Fishing

Spitting

Jumping

Juggling

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Question 7 of 10

7. Are there really spiders large enough in the world to catch birds and lizards?

Yes

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which spider bite is not venomous (dangerous) to humans? Hint

Silver Argiope

Brown Recluse Spider

Black Widow

Brazilian Wolf Spider

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these is not a true type of widow spider? Hint

Northern

Black

Green

Brown

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Question 10 of 10

10. Does the nursery rhyme 'Little Miss Muffet' have any basis in fact?

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. About how many named species of spiders are there?

Answer: 46,000

This is thought to represent only about one-fourth of all spiders.

2. Where are Red Widow Spiders found?

Answer: central and southern Florida

Red Widows (L. bishopi) are found in the scrub-pine and palmettos in southern and central Florida.

3. What is the spider that invades other spiders' webs?

Answer: Pirate Spiders

Aptly named, Pirate Spiders (Mimetidae) invade another spider's web, bite the spider, and suck it dry.

4. Do female spiders usually eat their mates?

Answer: No

Female spiders do not usually eat the male after mating, but the males die soon afterward, anyway.

5. What is the largest Wolf Spider in the United States?

Answer: Carolina Wolf Spider

The Carolina Wolf Spider (L. carolinensis), can be between 1-1.5 inches long.

6. Which is not a real kind of spider?

Answer: Juggling

A Spitting Spider (Seytodidae) can spit a sticky thread up to 2 cm. with accurate aim. Fishing Spiders (Dolomides) live on or near water. There are about 1,000 species of Fishing Spiders. Jumping Spiders (Salticidae) are small spiders that can jump several times their length to catch prey.

7. Are there really spiders large enough in the world to catch birds and lizards?

Answer: Yes

Hairy Megalmorphs are commonly called tarantulas. One Hairy Megalmorph (Theraphosidae), called the Bird Spider, occasionally catches a lizard, a bird, or a small snake. It can be 6-9 cm. (3.5 in.) long, with a leg span of 25 cm. (10 in.).

8. Which spider bite is not venomous (dangerous) to humans?

Answer: Silver Argiope

The Silver Argiope is an orb weaver, whose bite is not dangerous to humans.

9. Which of these is not a true type of widow spider?

Answer: Green

The Widows are the largest of the Cobweb Weavers. All widows (black, red, brown, and Northern) are venomous. Male widows do not bite.

10. Does the nursery rhyme 'Little Miss Muffet' have any basis in fact?

Answer: Yes

In an excellent book for childen by Gail Gibbons, 'Spiders', she says it came about because of a real little girl being fed mashed-up spiders when she was sick. It seems 200 years ago, this was a common remedy for a cold!

Source: Author LindaC007

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