SPIDER

[noun] [C] - a small insect-like creature with eight thin legsa spider's webSpiders produce fine threads which they make into webs in order to trap insects for food.A lot of people are frightened of spiders.A spider monkey is a small thin S American monkey which uses its long tail to help it to move around in the branches of trees.See picture: Apes and monkeysA spider plant is a plant commonly found in houses and offices and which has long flat thin green leaves with white stripes.