Things With 8 Legs or Arms

Little Miss Muffet was put right off her lunch after seeing one.

Represents the eighth sign of the zodiac (and has its own constellation).

Also, you hope your teacher will mark your homework with one of these.

Inevitably associated with "the poor ----", it means a small child.

These arachnids are small-bodied but with long legs. Their common name comes from the autumnal crop-gathering period when they might often be spotted.

'Solifuges' became well known on the internet during the 2003 Iraq war, when soldiers posted misleading photos to make them look enormous. What's their desert-related common name?

These are super tiny arachnids that live in soil and leaf litter. They have cute little pincers making them look like scorpions, but they're not scorpions really. So their name is, appropriately...?

Whip scorpions can defend themselves by squirting a revolting liquid that contains acetic acid. So their appropriate common name is...?

Durga is an eight-armed goddess of war in which religion? She rides a tiger and holds a different weapon in each hand.

Starkad was a giant and hero in which mythology? He had eight arms until Thor cut off all but two.

Do you know the name of Odin's magnificent eight-legged horse? (pictured)

These cephalopods are very intelligent, and are good at problem-solving (like how to escape from their aquariums when they're being studied).

These colourful Echinoderms often have five arms. But there is an Australian species that has eight.