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Can spiders jump on you

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Some Spiders have the ability to jump while others do not. So yes, -some- spiders can jump on you.

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yes they can but only poisonous spiders can hurt you if they bite you youll die in 5 min!

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Can huntsman spiders jump?

Huntman spiders can jump a short distance (around a meter max. from a verticle angle), usually as a last resort to excape their pray.


Why do spiders migrate?

No, spiders can not jump. Yes spiders can jump. It can depend on the spider but most can though. Spiders have large leg muscles like that of a grasshopper, this can help and enable the spider to jump. Spiders aren't known for their jumping abilities though.


How far Can a jumping spider jump?

That is sort of a trick question. Spiders do not engage in athletic contests, so they have no idea of trying to jump just to see how far they can go. Jumping spiders jump as far as they need to in order to reach their prey. They have rarely been observed to fail to catch prey because they jump but fail to reach that far. So they clearly have a good sense of their own limitations. They are likely to creep as near to their prey as they can get without being noticed. So there is probably a reserve margin of jumping capability that jumping spiders rarely use. Just as sumo wrestlers are rarely broad jump champions, heavy-bodied jumping spiders do not jump for as many times their own body length as do light-bodied jumping spiders. A recent study of one small spider showed that it could jump 15 times its body length. The Zebra spider is about the same size, so it probably could jump around 3 inches too.


How do spiders hunt for there food?

Spiders inject poison to make it paraliyse or die then it sucks the insect's body


How HIGH can the best jumping spider jump How FAR can the best jumping spider jump?

Jumping spiders can jump horizontally about 25 times their body length. The average jumping spider is about 10mm or less, so that's really not that far (about one foot). That distance is only achieved when they are fleeing something, though. Most regular, non-pressured jumps are just a few centimeters in distance. (source: Biology of Spiders by Rainer Foelix)I'm not sure how high they can jump, though. Can't be that high...

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How do spiders build a web from wall to wall if they can't jump?

Some spiders can jump, sort of like fleas, but they usually walk or climb from place to place.


Can huntsman spiders jump?

Huntman spiders can jump a short distance (around a meter max. from a verticle angle), usually as a last resort to excape their pray.


Can spider jump?

There are species of spiders which can jump. Around 5000 species are known at this point of time.


How high do camel spiders jump?

Extremely tall


Why do the jumping spiders jump so high?

they jump so hog high because they need to be able to catch their prey


Do domestic house spiders jump?

if you put them in hot chip fat yes ;)


What kind of spider jumps?

Jumping spiders are a family of spiders that jump (the salticidae family of spiders). 13% of spider species are jumping spiders. For more information get a book on them, visit http://salticidae.org, or check out the informative wikipedia article on jumping spiders.


Why do spiders migrate?

No, spiders can not jump. Yes spiders can jump. It can depend on the spider but most can though. Spiders have large leg muscles like that of a grasshopper, this can help and enable the spider to jump. Spiders aren't known for their jumping abilities though.


How do you get past the spiders in early poptropica?

Jump when they are at the top or bottom of their webs. They will only hit you when they are in the middle.


How far Can a jumping spider jump?

That is sort of a trick question. Spiders do not engage in athletic contests, so they have no idea of trying to jump just to see how far they can go. Jumping spiders jump as far as they need to in order to reach their prey. They have rarely been observed to fail to catch prey because they jump but fail to reach that far. So they clearly have a good sense of their own limitations. They are likely to creep as near to their prey as they can get without being noticed. So there is probably a reserve margin of jumping capability that jumping spiders rarely use. Just as sumo wrestlers are rarely broad jump champions, heavy-bodied jumping spiders do not jump for as many times their own body length as do light-bodied jumping spiders. A recent study of one small spider showed that it could jump 15 times its body length. The Zebra spider is about the same size, so it probably could jump around 3 inches too.


How do black widows move?

Although black widow spiders are not considered "jumping spiders" as popular myths might have you believe, and cannot jump at you, they still should be encountered with great caution as they do have very venemous bites.


How do spiders hunt for there food?

Spiders inject poison to make it paraliyse or die then it sucks the insect's body