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brown recluse spider

(Encyclopedia) brown recluse spider or violin spider, poisonous nocturnal spider, Loxoceles reclusa, most common in the SE and S central United States. Adults are 3&fslsh;8 in. (10 mm) long and…

violin spider

(Encyclopedia) violin spider: see brown recluse spider.

trapdoor spider

(Encyclopedia) trapdoor spider, burrow-dwelling spider of the Old and New Worlds. Trapdoor spiders dig burrows, which they line with silk and protect by constructing one or two circular, hinged…

Brewer's: Spider

Bruce and the spider. In the spring of 1305, Robert Bruce was crowned at Scone King of Scotland, but, being attacked by the English, retreated first to the wilds of Athole, and then to the…

Spider-Man

Spider-Man was created in 1962 by Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, his creative partner Jack Kirby, and artist Steve Ditko. In the decades since, the masked superhero has become a popular star of…

Practical Magic

Director:Griffin DunneWriters:Robin Swicord, Akiva Goldsman and Adam BrooksWarner Bros.; PG-13; 105 minutesRelease:10/98Cast:Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing,…

spider

(Encyclopedia) spider, organism, mostly terrestrial, of the class Arachnida, order Araneae, with four pairs of legs and a two-part body consisting of a cephalothorax, or prosoma, and an unsegmented…

tarantula

(Encyclopedia) tarantulatarantulatərănˈchələ [key], name applied chiefly to species of the large, hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae of North and South America, Africa, S and SE Asia, and…

Along Came a Spider

Director:Lee TamahoriWriter:Marc MossParamount Pictures; R; 115 minutesRelease:4/01Cast:Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter, Michael Wincott Along Came a Spider is a thriller with dignity but no…

bookworm

(Encyclopedia) bookworm, popular name for the larvae of several beetles that bore through books, e.g., the drugstore, spider, and deathwatch beetles.