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. 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 destruction of the first three worlds before arriving in the fourth one they inhabit now. In Ojibwe (15[1])tradition, Nokomis stopped her grandson from killing one of these (15[1])animals, who gave her a device to prevent (*) nightmares as thanks. A rock (10[1])in Canyon de Chelly (deh SHAY) is said to be the home of a Navajo grandmother (10[1])figure named for this animal, whose form is also adopted by the Lakota trickster Iktómi. For 10 points, the dreamcatcher mimics the webs spun by what animal? ■END■

ANSWER: spiders [accept Araneae; prompt on arachnids]
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Will AlstonAmartya Senpai Notice MePurdue2415
Adam FineChicago AMichigan2915
Jordan BrownsteinMaryland B-Epic Games7315
Athena KernMojo ShojoIllinois8315
Beni KeownNorthwesternOSU9610
Vedul PalavajjhalaWUSTLChicago B11210

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