Why is a spider not an insect?

Answer 1

First of all an insect has six legs and a spider has eight legs. Spiders belong to a group of animals called Arachnids. Ticks, mites, and scorpions belong to this group too. (They also have eight legs.)

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Insects have an exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax, and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae.

An Insect has three main body parts and six legs.

A Spiders has eight legs and 2 main body parts.

Answer 2

Spiders belong to the class Arachnida, not Insecta. They have eight legs, two body parts, and do not have antennae or wings, which are characteristics of insects. Insects belong to the class Insecta and have six legs, three body parts, antennae, and some have wings.

Answer 3

Spiders fall in the class arachnid (Arachnida), which is due to the fact that they have 8 legs instead of 6 . Other arachnids are scorpions and ticks, to name but a few.