Spooky spiders. From: Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin) | Date: October 22, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Weekly Reader Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Meet a wolf spider. Don't let this hairy, scary spider spook you. Did you know that most spiders are actually helpful? Crawl inside to learn all about spiders.

Don't Bug Out

Do spiders bug you? They shouldn't. Spiders are not insects! Spiders are arachnids (ah-RAK-nihdz). Arachnids are related to ticks and scorpions. All spiders have eight legs, and some have eight eyes. Spiders have two main body parts: the abdomen and the head. Spiders also have fangs, feelers, and silk spinners called spinnerets.

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