Spiders

... On another note, were any of you ever told that old urban legend about "Daddylong Legs" or Opiliones being the most venomous of spiders, only they couldn't bite humans because their jaws were too small? Hilarious, especially since Opiliones aren't spiders, but I was wondering ...

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... phylum is Chordata, which contains all animals with backbones (fish, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians). There is also Arthropoda (insects, spiders, crustaceans); Mollusca (snails, squid, clam); Annelida (segmented worms); Echinodermata (starfish, sea urchins) and many, many more. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species ...

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What you have found are often referred to as grass spiders, garden spiders, or sometime cat spiders or are confused with true orb weavers. It is undoubtedly some type of Araneus species. A common and widespread taxon of the US and definitely harmless. ...

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looks like a grass spider, but I am not an expert. I have about a thousand grass spiders in my back yard in florida. I would google it and try to ID it that way. Usually they are very shy, and are not considered dangerous at all unless someone has an allergy to ...

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... for that phylum or return to Species Bank home. Kingdon: Animalia Phylum: Annelida Worms Class: Polychaeta Polychaetes Phylum: Arthropoda Insects, Spiders, Millipedes, Crabs, Beetles Class: Arachnida Spiders, Scorpions Class: Insecta Ants, Bees Class: Malacostraca Crabs, Lobsters, Shrimps, Woodlice ...

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