Abeka 6th Grade, Science Quiz 6, (Sect. 2.3-2.5)

cephalothorax

body parts of a spider that is a combination of the head and thorax

arachnids

class of arthropods to which spiders belong

brown recluse

poisonous spider with a violin-shaped mark on its body

black widow

poisonous spider with an "hourglass" on its abdomen

ballooning

sailing throught the air on silk strands

setae

sensitive hairs on the body of a spider

spitting spider

spider that shoots a pair of long, sticky threads at its prey

Hyymenoptera

the order in which social insects- bees, ants, and wasps - belong

Hemiptera

the order in which true bugs are found

spinnerets

tubelike structures that spiders use to produce silk