spider
Eight-legged silk-maker
A spider is an eight-legged creature, informally though not always technically classed as an insect.
Some have poisonous bites; many spin webs that catch their prey.
Other things called spider have some feature inspired by this creature.
An Internet spider crawls across the web, following links to gather information.
Spider veins are visible blood vessels with shapes reminiscent of spiders’ legs.
Large hairy spider
- black widowLethal spider species
- brown recluseVenomous North American spider
- huntsmanOne who pursues game
- daddy longlegsSpindly harmless arachnid
widow · recluse · funnel-web · arachnid · arthropod · invertebrate · eight legs · cephalothorax
Fine woven insect fiber
- webInterwoven filament structure
- spinneretsSilk-extruding spider organs
- cobwebAbandoned spider silk
- funnel webVenomous spider genus
spiral · radial · dragline · gossamer · sticky · tensile · webbing · lattice
Abandoned spider silk
- haunted houseDwelling believed spirit-inhabited
- decorationObject adding visual appeal
- spookyUnsettlingly strange
- costumeClothing for portrayal
creepy-crawly · gothic · macabre · skeleton · witch · black cat · monster · October
Injected animal poison
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- preyAnimal being hunted
- pounceSudden attack leap
stalk · capture · inject · paralyze · wrap · liquify · insectivore · carnivore
Morbid dread of spiders
- phobiaPersistent irrational dread
- creepyDisturbingly strange
- scaryCausing fright
- crawlyProducing squirming discomfort
shudder · scream · panic · dread · revulsion · disgust · squish · startle
West African spider deity
- ArachneWeaver transformed into spider
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
transformation · cunning · storyteller · wisdom · creator · myth · legend · totem
Automated site indexing program
- botAutomated software agent
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
- scrapingRubbing away material
- search engineTool for locating websites
sitemap · robots.txt · hyperlink · algorithm · automated · internet · crawling · data harvesting
tarantula
Large hairy spider
- black widowLethal spider species
- brown recluseVenomous North American spider
- huntsmanOne who pursues game
daddy longlegs · widow · recluse · funnel-web · arachnid · arthropod · invertebrate · eight legs · cephalothorax · exoskeleton
silk
Fine woven insect fiber
- webInterwoven filament structure
- spinneretsSilk-extruding spider organs
- cobwebAbandoned spider silk
funnel web · spiral · radial · dragline · gossamer · sticky · tensile · webbing · lattice · meshwork
cobweb
Abandoned spider silk
- haunted houseDwelling believed spirit-inhabited
- decorationObject adding visual appeal
- spookyUnsettlingly strange
costume · creepy-crawly · gothic · macabre · skeleton · witch · black cat · monster · October · trick-or-treat
venom
Injected animal poison
pounce · stalk · capture · inject · paralyze · wrap · liquify · insectivore · carnivore · nocturnal
arachnophobia
Morbid dread of spiders
crawly · shudder · scream · panic · dread · revulsion · disgust · squish · startle · nightmare
Anansi
West African spider deity
- ArachneWeaver transformed into spider
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
weaving · transformation · cunning · storyteller · wisdom · creator · myth · legend · totem · spirit
web crawler
Automated site indexing program
- botAutomated software agent
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
- scrapingRubbing away material
search engine · sitemap · robots.txt · hyperlink · algorithm · automated · internet · crawling · data harvesting
- animalscat, dog, bird, fish, cow
- creaturesanimals, animal, mammals, mammal, birds
- Halloweenjack-o-lantern, trick or treating, haunted mansion, pumpkin, trick-or-treat
- life formsorganisms, organism, lifeforms, animal, creatures
- living thingsplants, animals, animal, creature, birds
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, mammals, elephant, reptiles
- spider websSilk structures trapping prey
- spider bitePuncture from eight-legged creature
- spider's webSilk structure for prey
- itsy bitsy spiderTenacious eight-legged nursery character
- spider monkeyThin-limbed tropical primate
- giant spiderVery large eight-legged creature
spiders, spiderweb, spidery, spiderwebs, spidering, spiderling, spiderlike, spiderwebbed, spider web