SPIDER: The American Sign Language (ASL) sign for "spider"
 

To do the sign for "spider" use "curved 5-hands" to represent the legs of a spider.  Wiggle the fingers up and down as you move the sign forward a short distance.

SPIDER: 

Sample sentence: YOU AFRAID SPIDER?

If you were discussing a SPIDER in a story and wanted to show it crawling up a tree, one way to show that:

If you wanted to show to concept of SPIDERMAN, a way to show that is:

If you want to learn more animal signs, check out:

Notes: 

Also see: INSECTS

Also see: ANIMALS

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