The World's greatest CREEPY CRAWLIES (B2–C1)

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Across
  1. 3. A massive green caterpillar with scary-looking red horns.
  2. 6. Long legs and fast; known to hunt spiders and insects indoors.
  3. 7. Huge moth from Southeast Asia with wing patterns resembling snakes.
  4. 8. Not a spider, but a solifuge; known for its speed and massive jaws.
  5. 10. Camouflaged to look like twigs; can grow impressively long.
  6. 12. Deep-sea crustacean resembling a giant woodlouse.
  7. 13. A huge tarantula from South America, it can eat birds and has urticating hairs.
  8. 14. Defends itself by ejecting hot chemical spray from its rear.
  9. 15. Lays eggs in tarantulas; its sting is agonizing.
Down
  1. 1. Sprays vinegar-like acid as defense; looks like a mini-scorpion.
  2. 2. A cricket-like insect from New Zealand, weighing as much as a sparrow.
  3. 4. Feeds on blood or other insects; has a sharp beak for stabbing.
  4. 5. Tiny Australian spider with colorful mating dance.
  5. 9. Terrifying but harmless arachnid with long feelers.
  6. 11. Aquatic predator with painful bite, sometimes called 'toe-biter'.