Arthropods in culture astrological signs of the zodiac. Culture consists of the social behaviour and norms found in human societies and transmitted through social learning. Cultural universals in all human societies include expressive forms like art, music, dance, ritual, religion, and technologies like tool usage, cooking, shelter, and clothing. The concept of material culture covers physical expressions such as technology, architecture and art, whereas immaterial culture includes principles of social organization, mythology, philosophy, literature, and science. This article describes the roles played by arthropods in human culture. The arthropods are a phylum of animals with jointed legs; they include the insects, arachnids such
Stinger receiving the venom. Spiders only bite, although some tarantulas have urticating hairs. Certain caterpillars also have urticating hairs. Organs that perform similar functions in non-arthropods are often referred to as "stings". These organs include the modified dermal denticle of the stingray, the venomous spurs on the hind legs of the male platypus, and the cnidocyte tentacles of the jellyfish. The term "sting" was historically often used for the fang of a snake, although this usage is uncommon today. Snakes are said, correctly, to bite, not sting. Stinger A stinger, or sting, is a sharp organ found in various animals (typically