HAPPY SPIDER?Why does this spider look so happy? This and other Hawaiian Hawaiian, member of the Polynesian group of the Austronesian family of languages. Of the fewer than 10,000 people who speak Hawaiian, only a few hundred are native speakers, but the language is taught in some Hawaiian schools and remains important as a symbol of happy-face spiders (Theridion grallator Theridion grallator, also known as the "happyface" spider, is a member of the Theridiidae family. The Hawaiian name is nananana makakiʻi (face-patterned spider). ) are famous for remarkable face-like markings on their abdomen abdomen, in humans and other vertebrates, portion of the trunk between the diaphragm and lower pelvis. In humans the wall of the abdomen is a muscular structure covered by fascia, fat, and skin. , or lower body segment. Happy-face spiders inherit To receive property according to the state laws of intestate succession from a decedent who has failed to execute a valid will, or, where the term is applied in a more general sense, to receive the property of a decedent by will. inherit v. different red, white, or black abdomen markings from their parents, just like humans inherit hair and eye color. As a result, each spider has a different "expression": some look happy, while others seem sad, surprised, or bored. Scientists think happy-face spiders may have evolved their markings as a way to keep birds from eating them. Now there's something to smile at! |
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