Nature trivia
Name a type of spider
“Name a type of spider” is one of 98 nature prompts in Icillion. Of its 74 accepted answers, 7 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
Right, but shallow: 7 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Black widow
- Tarantula
- Wolf spider
- Jumping spider
- House spider
- Garden spider
- Daddy longlegs
One step down
These 34 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Redback
- Funnel-web spider
- Huntsman
- Brown recluse
- Hobo spider
- Orb weaver
- Crab spider
- Trapdoor spider
- Money spider
- Cellar spider
- Zebra spider
- Cross spider
- Garden cross spider
- Cardinal spider
- Giant house spider
- False widow
- Noble false widow
- Water spider
- Raft spider
- Fishing spider
- Nursery web spider
- Goliath birdeater
- Camel spider
- Sun spider
- Fiddleback
- Sac spider
- Yellow sac spider
- Banana spider
- Golden silk orb weaver
- Black house spider
- White-tailed spider
- Wasp spider
- Green huntsman
- Lynx spider
Answers by level
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsBlack widow · Tarantula · Wolf spider
- Below the Surface34 answers · 25 ptsRedback · Funnel-web spider · Huntsman …
- The Deep22 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss10 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 22 answers starting with A, B, D, M, N, O, P, S and T. The Abyss has 10 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 74 answers in total, 58 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Bolas”. Longest: “Brazilian wandering spider”.
- B, C and G are the most common first letters; together they start 28% of the answers.
- 1 answers can be typed more than one way: “Funnel web” counts as Funnel-web spider.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with B: 9 of the answers begin with it.
- Black widow, Tarantula and Wolf spider are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Breeds and varieties are a goldmine for rare answers.
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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name a type of spider”?
- The usual first answers are Black widow, Tarantula, Wolf spider, Jumping spider and House spider. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a type of spider”?
- 74 in all: 7 on The Tip, 34 Below the Surface, 22 in The Deep, 10 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a type of spider” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Bolas” and the longest is “Brazilian wandering spider”.
- How hard is “Name a type of spider”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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How deep does your knowledge go?
Seven prompts a day, twenty seconds each. Obvious answers float on the tip of the iceberg; rare ones sink all the way to the trench.
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