KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -Myth: You can always tell a spider because it has eight legs. Fact: Not exactly. Scorpions, harvestmen, ticks, and in fact all arachnids-not just spiders-have four pairs of legs (see illustrations).

Detailed explanation-2: -A 12 legged spider has its central pin in the normal Torchon grid (unlike 8 legged spider). The stitches used in this spider are twist single pair and cloth stitch. This diagram shows each pair as a line.

Detailed explanation-3: -Spiders do have 8 legs that they walk on, but they do have a set of hands” that they use. These are referred to as pedipalps, or palps for short.