According to Ancient Greek myth, the first spider was a woman named Arachne who bragged she could spin better than the goddesses themselves (which, if you're not familiar with Ancient Greek culture, is a big no-no). As punishment, she was transformed into the first spider.
Spiders' class name in taxonomy, Arachnid, is a reference to Arachne.
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