2007-02-17 13:09:59 · 28 answers · asked by Maria R 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
No, it's an arachnid.
Spiders are predatory invertebrate animals that have two body segments, eight legs, no chewing mouth parts and no wings. They are classified in the order Araneae, one of several orders within the larger class of arachnids, a group which also contains scorpions, whip scorpions, mites, ticks, and opiliones (harvestmen). The study of spiders is known as arachnology.
All spiders produce silk, a thin, strong protein strand extruded by the spider from spinnerets most commonly found on the end of the abdomen. Many species use it to trap insects in webs, although there are many species that hunt freely. Silk can be used to aid in climbing, form smooth walls for burrows, build egg sacs, wrap prey, and temporarily hold sperm, among other applications.
All spiders except those in the families Uloboridae and Holarchaeidae, and in the suborder Mesothelae) (together about 350 species) can inject venom to protect themselves or to kill and liquefy prey. Only about 200 species, however, have bites that can pose health problems to humans.[1] Many larger species' bites may be painful, but will not produce lasting health concerns.
In 1973 Skylab 3 took 2 spiders into space to test their web-spinning capability in zero-gravity.
True Bugs
True Bugs belong in the insect Order Heteroptera. There are approximately 40,000 species of true bugs in the world, and over 3,800 in the United States.
Defining the Order. The True Bugs are insects that have two pairs of wings, the front or outer pair of each divided into a leathery basal part and a membranous apical part. These wing covers are held over the back and often partly folded. True bugs have hypodermic-needle-like mouthparts that allow them to extract subsurface fluids from plants and animals. Bugs undergo incomplete metamorphosis, with their young looking much like adults, but without wings.
2007-02-17 13:23:02 · answer #1 · answered by Uther Aurelianus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In proper scientific terminology, a "bug" is actually a subcategory of insect that includes mosquitos, but most people don't use the word "bug" in this manner.
"Bug" is generally used as an unscientific term to describe any little thing with lots of legs, so yes, a spider can be called a bug.
"Bug" does not have the same meaning as "insect," so don't believe anyone who tells you that spiders are not bugs simply because spiders are not insects, even though it's true that spiders are not insects.
2007-02-17 21:25:37 · answer #2 · answered by Everyone 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. A bug is a form of insect. A spider is an arachnid. It has 8 legs. Insects and bugs have 6.
In today's slang,though, many things are "bugs". Software and computer glitches, listening devices, annoying somone and even anything small that crawls around.
2007-02-17 21:13:58 · answer #3 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Define "bug." If by bug you mean insect, then no- It's an arachnid. "bug" is a loosely applied term that usually includes things like spiders and scorpions. Scientifically, a "true bug" is any insect from the order Heteroptera.... I believe they all have crossed-over wings, but I could be mistaken.
2007-02-17 21:22:32 · answer #4 · answered by snake_girl85 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you mean bugs in the general colloquial way, then yeah sure - why not.
If you mean the family of Bugs within the insecta then no it wouldnt be.
Another name for the Insecta is Hexapoda which means 6 legs - arachnids like spiders and scorpions have 8.
2007-02-17 22:05:06 · answer #5 · answered by Goodly Devil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A spider is consider an arachnid just like the scorpion.
2007-02-17 21:13:05 · answer #6 · answered by alexi k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer will be no. Bugs are actually insects. Spiders are arachnids.
2007-02-18 17:11:00 · answer #7 · answered by megatron 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, It's an arachnid (because they have 8 legs) so are crabs, lobsters, and horseshoe crabs (they have blue blood ,or was it purple, because they're blood contains copper instead of iron)They're called arachnids because in a Greek myth; there was a competition between Athena and a girl called Arachnia because Arachnia thought that she was a better weaver than Athena , Inventor of the Loom. long story short, Arachnia loses, gets turned into a spider, starts weaving a web, ancient Greek explanation to why spider's weave webs. that's why they're called arachnids
2007-02-17 21:33:32 · answer #8 · answered by Nevin Z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A spider is an arachnid, which is closely related to bugs. Insects and arachnids are both arthropods.
2007-02-17 21:13:20 · answer #9 · answered by Amy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bug is not a technical term.
Insects have 3 sections to their bodies and six legs
Spiders are arachnids. They have 2 segments to their bodies and eight legs.
So, if you mean bug = insect, then no, a spider is not.
But if you mean bug = creepy crawly, yes they are.
2007-02-17 21:14:13 · answer #10 · answered by Raising6Ducklings! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋