any animal with a spine with more than four legs
2007-02-19 02:00:45 · 8 answers · asked by zendafranklin 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
unfortunatley no, no vertebrates have more than 4 legs, a vertebrate (for those of you who have suggested spiders) is an animal with a backbone read the question! (spiders do not have backbones oy vey)
However, if you want to look at movment ie, bi pedal (on two legs), or Quadripedal (on four legs) you gan get Pentapedal movement if you look at the kangaroo, who uses its tail as a 5th limb when starting a fast run.
So no to the question but a nice tenuous link to extra pedal movement for you there.
2007-02-20 03:45:31 · answer #1 · answered by superkitty002 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Terrestrial vertebrates and their descendants have only 4 legs. (A spider is NOT a vertebrate).
Fish are vertebrates, but don't have legs. They do have fins and many fish have more than 4 fins, but they aren't legs, so they probably don't meet the criteria you are looking for.
2007-02-19 12:07:18 · answer #2 · answered by deadstick325 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think no vertebrate has four legs. Except pisces(fishes) all vertebrates are grouped as tetrapods(4-leged). However, Kangaroo uses its tail as 5th limb while resting on it.
2007-02-19 12:47:38 · answer #3 · answered by Janu 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
after surching the internet for more than 2 hours looking for a vertebrate with more than four legs i have been unsuccesful so dont think there are any vertebrates with more than four legs so ya and is a spider actually a vertebrates
i found this on wikipedia:
Spiders are predatory invertebrate animals that have two body segments.
2007-02-19 10:11:10 · answer #4 · answered by willdill2005 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No there are n't any vertebrates with more than four legs.
Talkingformydog..so you think a spider has a backbone do you?
2007-02-19 14:16:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. We can blame early fish. When the fish decided that the sea wasn't good enough for them anymore, they decided to develop fleshy stubs to help them crawl onto land. It just so happens that the four stumps that developed were perfect for land. So it stuck, and has been with us ever since. The first stumps had eight phallanges though, if that helps.
2007-02-19 10:09:59 · answer #6 · answered by Mike 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No, There are many that use a tail as a 5th limb, however it is not a true 'leg'.
Oh, except for genetic deformaties, guess they dont count
2007-02-19 12:59:55 · answer #7 · answered by Mark T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
2007-02-19 13:02:21 · answer #8 · answered by snake_girl85 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋