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| | Minibeast Profile 01: Spiders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01) |
 | | Spiders are classified (divided into groups) based on various body characteristics. |
 | | There are three large groupings of spiders (known as suborders): the primitive spiders (Mesothelae), the tarantulas and relatives (Orthognatha), and the true spiders (Labidognatha). |
 | | The true spiders are the most commonly encountered, and are represented by over two dozen families including the orb weavers, wolf spiders, jumping spiders, funnel web spiders, crab spiders, and widow spiders. |
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