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Not spiders Spiders vary greatly in appearance, but there are quite a few things that are distinctive for insects and other creepy crawlers and not for spiders. Hornet - Vespa crabro. Spiders do not have antennas or faceted eyes. Winged ant - spiders can fly, hanging in a thread of silk, blowing with the wind. They don't have wings. Pale Tussock moth larva - calliteara pudibunda. Spiders do not have a larva stadium. Centipede - Lithobius forficatus. Spiders have only eight legs. Living head louse with a nit (egg) - Pediculus humanus capitis. Spiders are not parasites, they are predators. Red ant. Too many body parts. Spiders are divided into two parts. Woodlouse. Spiders have two body parts and are not covered under a shield. Seven Spotted Ladybug, Coccinella septempunctata. Spiders have eight legs, not six. Spiders do not have antennas and do not have a shield with wings under. Silverfish or Fishmoth - Lepisma saccharina. Well, spiders are cute! ;-D Hornet - Vespa crabro. OK, once again. Spiders have eight legs, not six. Spiders do not have antennas. Spiders do not have wings. Spiders do not have poison in a needle at the back, it is in their "teeth". Spiders do not have faceted eyes.

Facts: Not spiders: Spiders are NOT insects. They have very little in common with insects. Have a look at the "Spider relatives" in the menu to see exactly what kind of creepy crawlers are related to spiders.

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Disclaimer. I am a photographer, not an arachnologist. Although I spend a lot of time on spider identification, I can not give a 100% guarantee on the id of the spiders.