Is spider an insect ??

Question

Is spider an insect ??

Answer 1

No they are arachnids. Arachnids have 2 body segments. Insects have 3. Insects have 3 pairs of legs. Arachnids have 4.

Answer 2

no.

Answer 3

Technically no.  It is an arachnid.  Insects have 6 legs, where arachnids have 8, unless it is a sephilipod (camel spider), then it would have 10 legs.

Answer 4

basically NO

Answer 5

yes.

Answer 6

Spiders are arachnids. They eat insects. Arachnids have eight legs and two body segments (Insects have 6 legs and 3 body segments).

Answer 7

no..

it is an archnid and belongs to the same family as the scorpion..

it has 8 legs and its body is divided into 2 parts..

this means its not an insect !!..

Answer 8

no. insects have only 6 legs. spiders are arachnids due to the fact that they have 8 legs. aany1 who says a spider is an insect is stupid and needs to take a trip to a 1st grade classroom. spiders scorpions mites etc are arachnids because of their 8 legs. cept mites only haaving 4 i never understood that. insects such as flies grasshoppers moths butterflies etc are insects because they hav 6 legs

Answer 9

and who is spiderman then ?

Answer 10

No. Its an arachnid.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnid

Answer 11

no

Answer 12

no its an arachnid

technically insects are 6 legged

Answer 13

NO. the qualifications for insect are 3 body segments and 6 legs.

Spiders are arachnids...along with ticks and scorpions...and have 2 body segments and 8 legs.

I'm sure they are in the same classification up from that though.

Answer 14

no it has eight legs insects only have 6 legs thats basic but if you really want to study it just look on wikipedia

Answer 15

yes.i guess i call it that.

Answer 16

yes,..if not then what is it thanks for educating me here i appreciate it lots i for sure thought it was an insect