In greek mythology, aracnaes got their name from the spinner/weaver Aracnae. Is there a story where...?

The word arthropod is an amalgamation of the Greek words for ‘joint and ‘foot’. It is the name of the largest phylum of animals. Arthropods consist of insects, arachnids and others types of creatures. Over eighty percent of the recorded existing animal species come under the category of arthropods. The earliest fossil record of arthropods dates back to the late proterozoic period.

Arthropods can be commonly found in water, salt or fresh, terrestrial and also aerial habitats. The distinction of being the biggest existing arthropod would go to the Japanese spider crab, whose leg span extends to a whopping twelve feet.

Arthropods are distinctive features such as a segmented body, every segment having appendages. All arthropods have a hard covering or exoskeleton that is made up of chitin, which protects the animal. From time to time; an arthropod undertakes the activity of shedding the cover when it moults.

Yes, I don't know the story word for word, but as you know, Athena is Goddess of crafts as well as war, and spinning or weaving is a craft. A young spinner below Olympus was once claimed to be the best spinner/weaver in all of the land, which annoyed Athena. They got into a contest against each other, which ended with Athena turning the young woman into a spider so that she could spin and weave forever. I'm afraid i don't remember what happened for the young woman to be turned into a spider.

I read the answer above and it was right. I just want to add a little. Aracnae in her callousness, boasted that she was a greater Weaver than even Athena, who is the goddess of the hearth and home, so Athena cursed her to weave for all eternity.

This is my favorite fo the Greek myths for other than my husband, crochet is a textile art like weaving, and so I guess you could say Athena would be my patron saint, ere goddess.