Question

Archaeologist Karl Taube (TAU-buh) argued that this animal is the main attribute of the Great Goddess mural at Teotihuacan due to the many examples of (15[1])them that surround her. (15[1])Taube (15[1])posited that that Goddess is historically linked to a character with attributes of this animal from Pueblo myth, who in a Hopi story guides humans through the (-5[1])destruction of the first three worlds before arriving in the fourth one they inhabit (-5[1])now. In Ojibwe (15[2])tradition, Nokomis stopped her grandson from killing one of these (15[1])animals, who gave her a device to prevent (*) nightmares as thanks. A (10[1])rock (10[1])in Canyon de (-5[1])Chelly (deh SHAY) is said to be the home of (10[1])a Navajo (10[1])grandmother (10[1])figure named for this animal, whose form is also adopted by (10[1])the (-5[2])Lakota trickster Iktómi. (-5[1])For 10 points, the dreamcatcher mimics the (10[1])webs spun (10[1])by (10[4])what animal? ■END■

ANSWER: spiders [accept Araneae; prompt on arachnids]
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Buzzes

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Will AlstonAmartya Senpai Notice MePurdue2415
Jim FanFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find ThemRutgers Diaspora2815
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Walter ZhangUG Championship Players (and Mazin)Columbia B70-5
Jordan BrownsteinMaryland B-Epic Games7315
Arthur Delot-VilainWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Againmeet the new weird, same as the old weird7315
Athena KernMojo ShojoIllinois8315
Eve FleisigBerkeley A[Insert Lawyer Joke Here]9510
Beni KeownNorthwesternOSU9610
Victor Pavaonats is supposed to mean you all have gone softOlmo (Bonus) Bagelry99-5
Henry AtkinsNeg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy StyleThe Passion According to C.H.10910
Caleb KendrickMaryland AThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Negs11110
Vedul PalavajjhalaWUSTLChicago B11210
Vittal BhatGlass Onyen: A Knives Out MysteryMaryland B+12310
Ankit AggarwalIt's JoeverStanford A124-5
Cameron AminiCameron et al.Milan et al.124-5
Maude-Sophie LockmanParth et al.The Vulture's Guide to Buzz127-5
Kevin YeBerkeley BStanford B13410
Mattias EhatammThe Vulture's Guide to BuzzParth et al.13610
Natan HoltzmanStanford AIt's Joever13710
Yadu KukenthiranMilan et al.Cameron et al.13710
John John GrogerColumbia BUG Championship Players (and Mazin)13710
Isaac Kirk-DavidoffOlmo (Bonus) Bagelrynats is supposed to mean you all have gone soft13710