HOW MANY LEGS DOES A SPIDER HAVE, 6 OR 8?? ME AND MY CLASS MATES WERE HAVING A DEBATE OVER THIS THE OTHER DAY.

Question: HOW MANY LEGS DOES A SPIDER HAVE, 6 OR 8?? ME AND MY CLASS MATES WERE HAVING A DEBATE OVER THIS THE OTHER DAY.
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  spider
Asked by chloe14 to Anil, Blanka, Cees, Emma, Mike on 2 Jul 2012.
- Emma Trantham answered on 2 Jul 2012:
  
  Spiders definitely have 8 (or at least they are born with 8 – I suppose they could lose one and still survive)
  
  They belong in the group ‘arachnid’ – all members of this group also have 8 legs.
  
  Insects have 6 legs

Question: HOW MANY LEGS DOES A SPIDER HAVE, 6 OR 8?? ME AND MY CLASS MATES WERE HAVING A DEBATE OVER THIS THE OTHER DAY.