2007-01-05 19:05:51 · 7 answers · asked by Sammy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Like all arachnids, spiders have 8 legs, all of which are attached to the cephalothorax. Each leg is made up of 7 segments (shown above). Attached to the cephalothorax is the coxa, followed by the trochanter, femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, and tarsus. The tarsus is tipped with 2 or 3 claws, depending on the spider family.
2007-01-05 19:22:29 · answer #1 · answered by Biofav 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, all normal uninjured spiders have 8 legs. It
is always possible for some developmental
disorder to produce some other leg number,
and spiders legs break off rather readily if they are
attacked by some other animal. If the spider is
still molting and growing these legs can be
regenerated, but once it becomes adult this ability
is lost, except in female tarantulas and related
kinds, which continue to molt throughout their
lives. I once saw an adult crab spider that was
still alive and managing to pull itself along with
only three legs remaining, all on the same side.
2007-01-08 12:04:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, but often they have two parts of the mouth that look like legs. Those mouthparts called pedipalps, or just palps.
So, look, for 8 legs, plus 2 leg-like palps.
2007-01-06 03:22:51 · answer #3 · answered by nnjamerson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not after my four year old son gets through with them.
2007-01-06 03:11:04 · answer #4 · answered by saturn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes every last one of them.
2007-01-06 03:07:11 · answer #5 · answered by SummerRain Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! But I don't bother to count them...I just kill them!
2007-01-06 03:18:15 · answer #6 · answered by Twisted Maggie 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no
2007-01-06 03:14:11 · answer #7 · answered by Den P 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋