The arachnid freezes in its web, disturbed. Pausing its meticulous web construction, eight affronted eyes gleam with the fury of an interrupted artist. Its coarsely fuzzed abdomen pulsates, emitting a warning that echoes through the intricate threads—a momentary stillness before the resumption of its meticulous arachnid craftsmanship.
Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom.