SPIDERS
Arachnid - Invertebrate - Carnivore
Arachnid - Invertebrate - Carnivore
SPIDER IN ITS WEB
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GIANT HOUSE SPIDER
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Male: Spider
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Female: Spider
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Young: Spiderling
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- There are about 40,000 species of Spiders.
- Arachnophobia is the fear of Spiders.
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Crab Spiders
Funnel-Web Spiders Jumping Spiders Trap-Door Spiders Nursery Web Spiders Peacock Spiders |
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SPIDERS
- Are classified as invertebrates. They don't have a backbone.
- Shed their skin.
- It's blood is pale blue.
- Are found on every Continent of the world - except Antarctica.
- Not all spider bites are deadly.
- Female spiders have a large appetite.
- Spiders eat more insects than birds and bats combined.
- Some spiders eat insects, other large ones eat birds and lizards.
- On average, there are 50,000 spiders per acre in green areas.
- Male spiders like to give gifts of flies and other insects, often wrapped in silk, to serenade prospective partners.
- Cover their eggs under silk to protect them.
- They inject a substance into their prey to dissolve its insides. Then they suck the liquid through a feeding tube.
- Some female spiders eat their mate.
- Some spiders have never been outside. In fact, for many, there is little chance of survival outside.
- The average house has about 30 spiders.
- The average life span for a spider is 1-2 years. Although the female Tarantula may live up to 20 years.
- Can lay as many as 3,000 eggs at one time. The Wolf Spider carries its young on its back
- Moults about 10 times through its life.
- Black Lace Weaver Spiders devour their mothers after hatching.
- A single strand of spider silk is thinner than a human hair, but five times stronger than steel of the same width.
- A fear of spiders is called 'arachnophobia'.
Appearance:
- Spiders have 8 legs - when they move, there are always 4 of the 8 legs on the surface.
- There are no muscles in their limbs, they move using hydraulic power.
- Have no antenna - which separates them from insects.
- Are near-sighted.
- Has four sets of eyes. Arrangement of the eyes depends upon the species.
- Do not have teeth.
- Have short hairs on their feet to help them walk upside dow on ceilings and over glass.
- The hairs on the spider's legs (first pair of legs) are sensitive to taste. The spider 'tastes' its prey by touching it.
- Have no bones. It has an exoskeleton - a hard suit of armour that protects the body.
Webs
- Not all spiders spin webs - some wait for their prey to approach them or they hunt and catch it.
- The spider's silk is extremely strong. It is considered to be five times stronger than a strand of steel that is the same thickness.
- When a spider is going to make a new web, it rolls the old one up into a ball, and some species will eat it.
- The web is liquid until it comes into contact with the air.
- There are 7 different types of silk. Some silk has special glue to make it sticky to catch insects. Other silk is not sticky.
- On average, it takes a spider about 1 hour to spin a web.
- Abandoned spiders' webs are called 'cobwebs'.
- Hummingbirds use small sticks and the silk from a spider's web to weave a nest for themselves.
- Cannot fly, but sometimes they sail through the air on a line of silk - known as 'ballooning'.
- The silk contained Vitamin K, which helps to prevent bleeding and, in the past, people put the webs on their wounds to help stop bleeding.
- A strand of spider silk long enough to encircle the Earth would only weigh just over a pound.
Jumping Spiders
- Can jump 50 times their own length.
- Have good eyesight.
- Two kinds of Jumping Spiders have been found at 23,000ft.
Raft Spiders
- Live on or in water.
- Can run across the water's surface.
The Most Poisonous
- The Brazilian Wandering Spider (also known as the Banana Spider) is the most poisonous.
- A small amount of venom will kill a human.
The Most Aggressive Spider
- The Funnel Web Spider
The Smallest Spider
- The Patu Marplesi Spider of Colombia
The Largest Spider
- The Giant Bird Eating Spider and the Huntsman Spider
- The Huntsman Spider has a leg-span of around 30cm (12 inches).
The Fastest Spider
- The Wolf Spider can run at speeds of up to 2 feet per second.
The Most Deadly Spiders
- Black Widow Spiders - the bite of the female is dangerous. She needs only to mate once and can then produce eggs for the rest of her life (about 2 years).
- The female Black Widow Spider's venom is 15 times more powerful than the poison of a rattlesnake.
- Black Widow Spiders feed their young liquid from their mouth.
- Funnel Web Spiders
- Brown Recluse Spiders
- Cats and horses are highly susceptible to Black Widow venom - dogs are relatively resistant and sheep and rabbits are apparently immune.
The Most Feared Spider
- The Tarantula - but it has a surprisingly weak venom and it's bite is like a wasp sing.
The Oldest Spider
- A female Trapdoor Spider, living in Australia, is believed to have been the oldest living Spider - 43 years. It is thought that she died from a wasp sting.
The Peacock Spider
- Found in Australia.
- Have a wonderful courtship dance - unique to each male. During the dance, the male will pause and drum on the ground - even on the head of the female, at times. The drumbeat vibrates across the ground and up the female's legs, which she finds irresistible.
- During the courtship, the male fans out his rear end, resembling a peacock, and showing off his stunning colours.
- Are venomous to other creatures, but possibly not to humans.
Tarantulas
- Large and often hairy spiders.
- Generally, pose no threat to humans.
- The largest species is called the Goliath Birdeater.
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PEACOCK SPIDER - Male
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PEACOCK SPIDERLING
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HUNTSMAN SPIDER
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RED KNEED TARANTULA
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BLACK WIDOW SPIDER
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BOLA SPIDER
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HOUSE SPIDER
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CRAB SPIDER
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TRAP-DOOR SPIDER
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JUMPING SPIDER
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WATER SPIDER
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WATER SPIDER
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TARANTULA
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TARANTULA
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HUNTSMAN SPIDER
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A BLACK WIDOW SPIDER
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