Black widow spiders are considered the most venomous spiders in North America. They are roughly 1.5 inches long. Black widows ha

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Black widow spiders are considered the most venomous spiders in North America. They are roughly 1.5 inches long. Black widows ha

ve a life cycle of one to three years. Is a black widow spider a vertebrate or an invertebrate? Be sure to justify your answer.

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IRISSAK [1] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-20T12:56:12+03:00

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A black widow spider is classified as an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone or internal skeleton. It has an exoskeleton. The life cycle for the black widow spider is short.

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Zolol [24] · Answer 2 · 2021-11-20T10:45:06+03:00

The black widow spider is an invertebrate. Its skeleton system hangs outside its body. The only difference between a vertebrate and invertebrate is the presence of backbone or a similar kind of structure with in the body. In case of black widow spider, the internal structural element is missing. Its skeleton system can be classified as exoskeleton.