101 Amazing Facts about Spiders by Jack Goldstein

Author:Jack Goldstein
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: spider, arachnid, mite, tick, arthropod, phobia, legs, web, hairy, learn, education, trivia, facts, fun, tarantula, orb, insect, scorpion, black widow, false widow, crab
ISBN: 9781783339396
Publisher: Andrews UK
Published: 2014-09-03T00:00:00+00:00

A Black Widow Spider

Unusual Species

The ogre-faced spider catches its prey by weaving a tiny net between its legs and then dangling them above the places they think their prey is likely to pass through.

The bolas spider attaches a spot of sticky glue to the end of a long single line of silk which it swings at moths to catch and eat them.

The diving bell spider creates an air container from its own silk which allows it to spend more than a day underwater, taking in oxygen from the air bubbles it stores in there.

Of course, widows (of various types) are some of the best known examples of dangerous spiders in the world. Although their bites are dangerous to humans if not treated, we have developed fast-acting anti-venoms which are administered if you are unlucky enough to be bitten.

The cartwheeling spider is particularly interesting; living in the Namibian desert, when attacked it will flip onto its side and roll down the sand dunes where it lives at speeds of up to 44 rpm!

Perhaps the spider with the most effective camouflage is the bird dung crab spider, whose body is covered with blobs and warts that makes it look quite simply like a bird poo. Amazingly, it has even evolved to smell like one as well!

Beware the various species of trapdoor spider, which hide behind a door waiting for prey to wander into their trip lines! Experts in hiding themselves, they are unseen until it is too late!

The terrifyingly nasty assassin spider not only feeds on other spiders, but wears the empty corpses of its victims on its back!

Maybe the most beautiful looking arachnid, the peacock spider has a wonderfully colourful abdomen which it uses to attract females in its courtship ritual.

Found in parts of Asia, the myrmarachne plataleoides is a jumping spider which has evolved to look exactly like a Weaver ant. Most predators avoid weaver ants as they have painful bites, and so the disguise’ is a very effective one!

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