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ES: G5 Biomimicry

What is an Insect? What is a Spider?

Insect:

A small arthropod animal that has six legs and generally one or two pairs of wings.

Spider:

An eight-legged predatory arachnid with an unsegmented body consisting of a fused head and thorax and a rounded abdomen. Spiders have fangs that inject venom into their prey, and most kinds spin webs in which to capture insects.

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