Spider
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Spiders are invertebrate arachnids that have eight legs, and produce silk. There are many different species of spiders. Some are smaller than a dime and some are so big they hunt small birds. Most spiders eat insects. They catch the insects either by building a spider web, or by using a thread of silk they throw at the insect. Sometimes they hide in holes in the ground, then run out and grab an insect that walks by. Spiders do not have wings.
Some spiders are dangerous. They have fangs (pointy teeth) that they use to bite people and put poison in them, which hurts. Sometimes the poison can kill you.
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