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Spin a Thread
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I'm quite a show
And people know;
Spinning threads
For capture of heads.
My limbs are many,
But I may be less than a penny.
One prick of me,
And in pain you will be.
I may fly and float as a baby,
And I swing when I'm older, maybe.
I can live in dark,
And have homes of bark.
I peel and fight,
Some people eat me in a bite.
What am I?
And people know;
Spinning threads
For capture of heads.
My limbs are many,
But I may be less than a penny.
One prick of me,
And in pain you will be.
I may fly and float as a baby,
And I swing when I'm older, maybe.
I can live in dark,
And have homes of bark.
I peel and fight,
Some people eat me in a bite.
What am I?
Answer
A spider.The first two lines refer to the movie "Charlotte's Web". The second two lines refer to the webs spun by spiders and the insects caught by the webs.
The third set of two lines refers to the number of appendages spiders have [eight] and the size of some spiders.The fourth set of two lines refers to the bite and venom of a spider.
The fifth set of two lines refers to a spider baby. When they first hatch, they shoot out a strand of silk as a "balloon" to help them float to their new home. Then, they "swing" to build their webs.The sixth set of two lines refers to the wolf spider and the trapdoor spider.
The final set of two lines is stating spiders molt and fight to defend themselves. It also states some people eat spiders.
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