Kevin Wampler <wam### [at] uwashingtonedu> wrote:
> On 3/18/2011 2:05 PM, Warp wrote:
> >    Trivia question: Which order of arachnida looks like it has 10 legs
> > instead of the traditional 8?
> >
> >    (10 points if you know the answer without consulting the internet.)

> I'd guess scorpions (and additionally some varieties of whip scorpions 
> and wind scorpions).  In most cases the fifth pair of legs are pretty 
> obviously arms though, so I'm not sure if it's what you're thinking of.

  It's not what I was thinking of. This order consists (mostly) of species
that look a lot like regular spiders, and a lot like they have 10 legs
(the fifth pair of "legs" looking a lot like the others and even performing
similar functions).

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                                                          - Warp

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